PN 3003 Variations (Mental Health) Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
definition of mental health vs mental illness
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mental health: |
-state of wellbeing in one's own abilities & normal stresses of life
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-only in a complete state of wellbeing when physical, mental, and social
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well being is intact
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mental illness: |
-disturbance in a person's cognition, emotions, or behaviors
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primary gain vs secondary gain
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primary: anxiety is diverted to the physical problem (ex: stressing over
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final, deciding to skip it = no more anxiety)
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,secondary: receiving attention from another (ex: attention from teacher,
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classmates, etc)
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repression vs regression
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repression
-suppressing a thought or desire so it remains unconscious
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ex: child gets bitten by a dog & develops intense phobia of dogs later in
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adulthood & doesn't remember experience as a child
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regression
-defense mechanism where person reverts back to an earlier stage of
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development
ex: in periods of stress, person may revert to bedwetting or thumb
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sucking
,define displacement |
defense mechanism where it involves an individual transferring negative
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feelings from one person or thing to another
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ex: a person who is angry at their boss and may take out their anger on
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a family member
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define rationalization
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Making excuses for actions or feelings
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ex: person is rejected by crush & rationalizes situation by saying they
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were not attracted to other person anyway
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, define intellectualization
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defense mechanism where person avoid uncomfortable emotions by
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focusing on facts & logic
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ex: if person A is rude to person B, person B may think about possible
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reasons for person A's behavior
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what are the stages of grief?
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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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describe denial stage of grief
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-avoiding reality & may act like nothing happened
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-allows an adjustment period to gather coping strategies for grieving
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Questions With Correct Answers
definition of mental health vs mental illness
| | | | | |
mental health: |
-state of wellbeing in one's own abilities & normal stresses of life
| | | | | | | | | | |
-only in a complete state of wellbeing when physical, mental, and social
| | | | | | | | | | | |
well being is intact
| | |
mental illness: |
-disturbance in a person's cognition, emotions, or behaviors
| | | | | | | |
primary gain vs secondary gain
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primary: anxiety is diverted to the physical problem (ex: stressing over
| | | | | | | | | | |
final, deciding to skip it = no more anxiety)
| | | | | | | |
,secondary: receiving attention from another (ex: attention from teacher,
| | | | | | | |
classmates, etc)
| |
repression vs regression
| |
repression
-suppressing a thought or desire so it remains unconscious
| | | | | | | | |
ex: child gets bitten by a dog & develops intense phobia of dogs later in
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
adulthood & doesn't remember experience as a child
| | | | | | |
regression
-defense mechanism where person reverts back to an earlier stage of
| | | | | | | | | | |
development
ex: in periods of stress, person may revert to bedwetting or thumb
| | | | | | | | | | | |
sucking
,define displacement |
defense mechanism where it involves an individual transferring negative
| | | | | | | |
feelings from one person or thing to another
| | | | | | | |
ex: a person who is angry at their boss and may take out their anger on
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a family member
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define rationalization
|
Making excuses for actions or feelings
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ex: person is rejected by crush & rationalizes situation by saying they
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were not attracted to other person anyway
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, define intellectualization
|
defense mechanism where person avoid uncomfortable emotions by
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focusing on facts & logic
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ex: if person A is rude to person B, person B may think about possible
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reasons for person A's behavior
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what are the stages of grief?
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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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describe denial stage of grief
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-avoiding reality & may act like nothing happened
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-allows an adjustment period to gather coping strategies for grieving
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