Mental Health Final Study Guide 2019

ATI Mental Health Final Study Guide Theories and Therapies • Freud o Psychoanalysis: therapeutic process pf assessing unconscious thoughts and feelings and resolving conflict ▪ Past relationships are the common focus ▪ Disadvantage: lengthy o Personality structure ▪ Id: pleasure principle and reflex action (think hungry newborn crying) ▪ Ego: problem solver and reality tester ▪ Superego: moral component of personality o Defense mechanisms and anxiety ▪ Operate at an unconscious level ▪ Defense mechanisms work by denying, falsifying, or distorting reality to make it less threatening o Experience during the early stages of life determine how you react ▪ Individuals’ lifetime adjustment patterns ▪ Personality traits o Transference vs countertransference • Erikson o 8 stages of development ▪ Infancy (0-1 ½ yrs) – Trust vs mistrust ▪ Early Childhood (1 ½ - 3 yrs) – Autonomy vs shame and doubt ▪ Preschool (3-6 yrs) – Initiative vs guilt ▪ School age (6-12 yrs) – Industry vs inferiority ▪ Adolescence (12-20 yrs) – Identity vs role confusion