Stress
Emotional Defense Mechanisms
Skills for Stress Reduction
Negative Emotions - Sadness, Fear, Guilt
Anger and Communication
100

Stress that comes from encountering obstacles that block one from reaching a goal

What is Frustration?

100

Defense mechanism in which people return to ways of dealing with the world they have long since outgrown

What is Regression?

100

Becoming organized and structured in daily activities is called living in _______.

What is Living in Balance?

100

Very unhappy, lack of energy, not enjoying activities that used to be pleasurable, insomnia/hypersomnia, inability to concentrate, feelings of worthlessness, and increased thoughts of death

What is Depression?

100

Anger is not only Emotional, it is ________ and ________

What is Biological and Physical?

200

Stress that comes from or between two opposing forces

What is Conflict?

200

Defense mechanism in which people do not let themselves think about threatening or painful thoughts, feelings, desires, memories, or beliefs

What is Repression?

200

Goals that cannot be postponed or ignored are what priority?

What is Priority 1?

200

Excessive worry, difficulty controlling worry, easily fatigued, irritability, restless/on edge, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension, and difficulty sleeping

What is Anxiety?

200

Making a point without being offensive, manipulative, or hurtful

What is Assertive?

300

Stress that comes from feeling forced to achieve specific goals by speeding up, working harder,  changing the way you do something, or expectations of others

What is Pressure?

300

Defense mechanism in which an emotional reaction that would normally accompany a painful event is avoided by logical explanation that removes the painful feeling of the event

What is Intellectualization?

300

Goals that can be postponed until next week or next month without hurting your recovery are what priority?

What is Priority 2?

300

Drinking or using drugs to deter or help with negative emotions

What is Self-Medicating?

300

"Well, maybe I'm just a little disappointed, but it is no big deal." "It doesn't bother me." "I couldn't care less."

What is Stuffing Anger? or What is Repressing Anger?

400

Something in the world that makes a demand on a person. This could be an event, a person, a law, a rule, or a request.

What is a stressor?

400

Defense mechanism in which people emotionally distance themselves from events, even if the events are important to them

What is Emotional Insulation?

400

Addiction causes emotional __________.

What is (Emotional) Isolation?

400

Believing that problems in their family are their fault. Feeling that they have failed or done something wrong when they haven't. Accepting blame for family problems.

What is Childhood Guilt?

400

Ignoring anger, stress, conflict, and responsibilities thinking it will go away

What is Delay Anger?

500

The 3 basic types of stressors

What is Frustrations, Conflicts, and Pressures?

500

Someone begins talking to me about grief and loss. I quickly make a joke, "Should've took me out with him haha" and change the conversation. What is this defense mechanism?

What is Emotional Insulation?

500

3 other types of activities along with Recovery Activities

Exercise, Recreational/Leisure, and Routine

500

When using alcohol and drugs is stronger than self-control. You are admitting what?

What is Powerlessness?

500

I had a bad day at work - got in trouble with my boss. I go home and take it out on my wife and kids. What is this?

What is Shifting the Anger?