psych exam 1 complete
incomprehensibility - answersthe inability of the general population to understand the
motivation behind the behavior
cultural relativity - answersthe "normality" of behavior is determined by the culture
mental illness - answersmaladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or
external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are
incongruent with the local and cultural norma and interfere with the individual social,
occupational, or physical functioning
mental health - answersthe successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or
external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age-
appropriate and congruent with local and cultural norms
stress - answersThe state manifested by a specific syndrome which consists of all the
nonspecifically induced changes within a biologic system
selyes general adaptation syndrome stages - answersalarm reaction stage, stage of
resistance, stage of exhaustion
sustained physical response - answersoccurs after a prolonged period of stress and
promote susceptibility to many diseases of adaptation
adaptation - answersdetermined by the extent to which the thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors interfere with an individuals functioning
anxiety - answers- extremely common in our society
- diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is associated with feelings of
uncertainty and helplessness
Peplau's four levels of anxiety - answersmild: adaptive and can provide motivation for
survival
moderate: perceptual field begins to diminish
severe: perceptual field diminishes greatly
severe: most intense state
, Mild level of anxiety - answersIndividuals employ various coping mechanisms to deal
with stress.
ex: eating, drinking, and sleeping
Moderate level of anxiety - answersstrength of the ego is tested
ego defense mechanisms are employed
What are the ego defense mechanisms? - answers- compensation
- denial
- displacement
- identification
-intellectualization
- introjection
- isolation
- projection
- rationalization
- reaction formation
- regression
- repression
- sublimation
- suppression
- undoing
characteristics of individuals with neuroses - answers- they are aware that they're
experiencing distress
- they are aware that their behaviors are maladaptive
- they are unaware of any possible psychological causes of distress
- they feel helpless to change their situation
- they experience no loss of contact with reality
5 stages of grief - answersdenial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
anticipatory grief - answers- the experiencing of the grief process before the actual loss
occurs
- is thought to shorten the grief response when the loss actually occurs
resolution - answersLength of the grief process is entirely individual; it can last from a
few weeks to years; it is influenced by a number of factors
what lengthens the grieving process - answers- Guilt
- when an individual has experienced a number of recent losses and when they are
unable to complete one grieving process before another one begins
resolution of the grief response - answersoccurs when an individual can look back on
the relationship with the lost entity and accept both the pleasures and the
disappointments of the association.
incomprehensibility - answersthe inability of the general population to understand the
motivation behind the behavior
cultural relativity - answersthe "normality" of behavior is determined by the culture
mental illness - answersmaladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or
external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are
incongruent with the local and cultural norma and interfere with the individual social,
occupational, or physical functioning
mental health - answersthe successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or
external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age-
appropriate and congruent with local and cultural norms
stress - answersThe state manifested by a specific syndrome which consists of all the
nonspecifically induced changes within a biologic system
selyes general adaptation syndrome stages - answersalarm reaction stage, stage of
resistance, stage of exhaustion
sustained physical response - answersoccurs after a prolonged period of stress and
promote susceptibility to many diseases of adaptation
adaptation - answersdetermined by the extent to which the thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors interfere with an individuals functioning
anxiety - answers- extremely common in our society
- diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is associated with feelings of
uncertainty and helplessness
Peplau's four levels of anxiety - answersmild: adaptive and can provide motivation for
survival
moderate: perceptual field begins to diminish
severe: perceptual field diminishes greatly
severe: most intense state
, Mild level of anxiety - answersIndividuals employ various coping mechanisms to deal
with stress.
ex: eating, drinking, and sleeping
Moderate level of anxiety - answersstrength of the ego is tested
ego defense mechanisms are employed
What are the ego defense mechanisms? - answers- compensation
- denial
- displacement
- identification
-intellectualization
- introjection
- isolation
- projection
- rationalization
- reaction formation
- regression
- repression
- sublimation
- suppression
- undoing
characteristics of individuals with neuroses - answers- they are aware that they're
experiencing distress
- they are aware that their behaviors are maladaptive
- they are unaware of any possible psychological causes of distress
- they feel helpless to change their situation
- they experience no loss of contact with reality
5 stages of grief - answersdenial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
anticipatory grief - answers- the experiencing of the grief process before the actual loss
occurs
- is thought to shorten the grief response when the loss actually occurs
resolution - answersLength of the grief process is entirely individual; it can last from a
few weeks to years; it is influenced by a number of factors
what lengthens the grieving process - answers- Guilt
- when an individual has experienced a number of recent losses and when they are
unable to complete one grieving process before another one begins
resolution of the grief response - answersoccurs when an individual can look back on
the relationship with the lost entity and accept both the pleasures and the
disappointments of the association.
