Psychosocial Concepts - Ccma
- Which stage of grief is characterized by acknowledgment of loss and moving forward?
- Acceptance. Emotional equilibrium is restored by accepting reality, enabling adaptation to life post-loss.
- What defense mechanism involves expressing conflict through physical symptoms?
- Somatization. Psychological distress manifests as bodily complaints without organic cause, serving as an unconscious outlet.
- Which stage of grief is characterized by "If only" statements and attempts to negotiate?
- Bargaining. Attempts to regain control involve hypothetical deals, reflecting a transitional phase in grief.
- What defense mechanism involves refusing to accept reality or facts?
- Denial. This mechanism protects the ego by rejecting threatening truths, often seen in initial responses to bad news.
- Identify the defense mechanism: A patient jokes repeatedly about a new cancer diagnosis.
- Humor. Using wit to cope with serious threats like illness helps distance from anxiety, classified as a mature defense.
- Identify the defense mechanism: A patient blames staff for being "angry" when the patient is angry.
- Projection. The patient attributes their own unacknowledged anger to others, a classic example of this mechanism in clinical interactions.
- Which psychosocial stressor is classified as a developmental stressor?
- Life transitions such as adolescence, marriage, or retirement. Developmental stressors arise from normal life stage changes that require psychological adjustment, impacting coping mechanisms over time.
- What defense mechanism involves separating feelings from an event or idea?
- Intellectualization. Emotions are detached through logical analysis, minimizing the impact of distressing situations.
- What defense mechanism involves channeling unacceptable impulses into acceptable actions?
- Sublimation. Socially unacceptable drives are redirected into productive, approved outlets for healthy expression.
- What defense mechanism involves attributing one's feelings to someone else?
- Projection. It externalizes unacceptable personal emotions onto others to avoid self-awareness of those feelings.
- What is the definition of a defense mechanism?
- An unconscious strategy used to reduce anxiety and protect the ego. Defense mechanisms operate subconsciously to shield the self from distress, as per psychoanalytic theory.
- Which stage of grief is characterized by sadness, withdrawal, and hopelessness?
- Depression. Deep sorrow indicates mourning the loss, a necessary step toward resolution.
- Which stage of grief is characterized by refusal to believe the loss is real?
- Denial. Initial disbelief serves as a buffer against overwhelming emotions following a significant loss.
- Which psychosocial stressor is classified as a situational stressor?
- Acute events such as job loss, divorce, or serious illness. Situational stressors stem from sudden, specific life disruptions that trigger immediate emotional responses and require adaptive coping.
- What is a psychosocial stressor in a clinical context?
- A life event or condition that strains psychological and social coping. This definition captures events or conditions that overwhelm an individual's emotional and social resources, relevant for identifying patient needs in clinical practice.
- What are the five Kübler-Ross stages of grief in order?
- Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Kübler-Ross's model outlines the sequential emotional responses to loss, aiding in understanding patient grief processes.
- What defense mechanism involves reverting to behaviors of an earlier stage?
- Regression. Under stress, individuals retreat to immature behaviors for comfort, as a temporary coping strategy.
- What defense mechanism involves giving logical reasons to justify behavior?
- Rationalization. It creates acceptable excuses for unacceptable actions, allowing the individual to maintain self-esteem.
- Which psychosocial stressor is classified as an internal stressor?
- Personal thoughts or feelings such as fear, guilt, or low self-esteem. Internal stressors originate from within the individual's psyche, influencing mental health without external triggers.
- Identify the defense mechanism: After a bad day, a person yells at family instead of the supervisor.
- Displacement. Frustration is vented on a safer, unrelated target, illustrating emotional redirection in everyday stress.
- What defense mechanism involves acting in the opposite way of true feelings?
- Reaction formation. Unacceptable impulses are masked by exaggerated opposite behaviors to conceal true emotions.
- What defense mechanism involves redirecting emotions to a safer target?
- Displacement. Emotions are shifted from the original source to a less threatening substitute to reduce anxiety.
- Which psychosocial stressor is classified as an external stressor?
- Environmental demands such as noise, finances, or work overload. External stressors derive from outside factors in the environment that impose demands on psychological resilience.
- What defense mechanism involves refusing to acknowledge an unacceptable impulse?
- Repression. Unacceptable thoughts are unconsciously blocked from awareness to prevent anxiety.
- Which stage of grief is characterized by irritability and blaming others?
- Anger. Hostility emerges as reality sets in, often directed outward as part of processing grief.