Midterm Exam: NR605 NR 605

Midterm Exam: NR605 / NR 605

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan I Practicum | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain

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Defense Mechanism: Displacement

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occurs when a person expresses an emotion, such as anger or frustration, towards a "safe" person rather than towards the cause of the emotion.

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Defense Mechanism: Denial

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occurs when a person refuses to admit to reality or an obvious fact.

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Defense Mechanism: Repression

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occurs when painful memories are "forgotten." The memories become subconscious and continue to impact behavior.

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Defense Mechanism: Sublimation

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occurs when a person transfers unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable forms.

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Defense Mechanism: Projection

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involves ascribing one's feelings to another person.

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Defense Mechanism: Intellectualization

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occurs when a person uses intellectual thought or learning to suppress an emotional aspect of a situation.

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Defense Mechanism: Rationalization

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involves creating rational explanations to avoid the emotional consequences of a situation.

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Defense Mechanism: Regression

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occurs when a person reverts to early developmental coping mechanisms based on Freud's stages of psychosexual development.

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Brief psychodynamic therapy

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1) occurs fewer days per week over a shorter length of time as opposed to psychoanalysis, typically 20-30 sessions with a termination date set at the beginning of therapy 2) Goals include enhancement of self-awareness and understanding the impact of the past on present behavior 3) used when the client has a specific issue or conflict such as difficulty in relationships, school or work, or communication.4) Therapeutic techniques include pressure, or encouragement, to examine feelings and situations; challenge to defenses, and head-on collision to overcome defenses.

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Erickson's Psychosocial Stages

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InfancyTrust vs. Mistrust (birth-18 months): when a child's basic needs are

consistently met, they learn to trust the people around them.Early Childhood Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (ages 18 months-2 to 3 years): the focus of this stage is on a child's sense of self-control and personal independence Preschool Initiative vs. Guilt (ages 3-5): children at this stage begin to exert control over the environment, making decisions about things that impact their lives.

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