Defense Mechanisms
Characterized by offering self justifying explanation for ones actions
What is rationalization
Characterized by a cycle of manic and depression
What is bipolar
Develops from a traumatic event at a young age, dissociating from reality
What is DID
What are characteristics of OCD?
What is need for control, extreme attention to detail
Who is the founder of Psychoanalysis?
What is Sigmond Freud
Individual under a great deal of stress returning to a behavior that is characteristic of an earlier stage of development
What is regression
Characterized by unstable relationships, fears of abandonment (real or imagined), intense anger, and feelings of emptiness
What is borderline
Developed by a traumatic experience such as war, rape, assault
What is PTSD
What are the characteristics of Anti-Social disorder?
What is often break the law, no remorse
The tendency to give into major demands after giving into minor demands.
What is Foot in the door affect
Refusing to accept the reality
What is denial
feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, guilt and sadness
What is depression
Constant fear of having a disease
What is hypochondriac
What are characteristics of Dependent Disorder?
What is needy/clingy behavior, submissive
Conducted the Stanford prison experiment.
What is Phillip Zimbardo
Disguising threatening impulses by redirecting them to others
Characterized by a distrust and suspicion of others motives
What is paranoid
Exaggerated sense of self-importance
What is Narcissism
What are characteristics of Avoidant Disorder?
What is feelings of inadequacy, fear of being criticized or rejected by peers
Discovered the bystander affect.
What is Stanley Milgram
Transferring an idea/impulse to a less threatening object
What is displacement
Characterized by a loss of connection with reality
What is schizophrenia
Excessive need for constant attention and spotlight
What is histrionic
What are the characteristics of Agoraphobia?
What is fear of being in a place with difficult or impossible escape
Channeling aggressive or socially unacceptable behavior into something acceptable.
What is Sublimation