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Flashcards in Genetic Counseling Deck (20)
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Confrontative

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Coping style

Patient tries to change the opinions of the person who is in charge

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Distancing

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Coping style

Patient acts as if nothing has happened

3
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Self-controlling

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Coping style

Patient keeps feelings to themself

4
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Seeking social support

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Coping style

Patient talks with others in the hope of learning more

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Accepts responsibility

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Coping style

Patient criticizes or blames themself

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Plan

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Coping style

Patient identifies next steps and follows through

7
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Positive reappraisal

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Coping style

Patient tries to see any possible positive results or outcome

8
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Denial

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Defense mechanism

Rejecting the possibility an event has happened

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Displacement

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Defense mechanism (unconscious psychological defense) 
Shifting response from original aim to a vulnerable target (angry at spouse, but expressing it towards staff at medical center)
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Identification

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Defense mechanism (unconscious psychological defense)
Assuming the attitude or behavior of an idealized person or group
Ex: “my sister said testing was unnecessary” or “my neighbor said this was nothing to worry about”

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Intellectualization

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Defense mechanism (unconscious psychological defense) 
Avoiding intolerable feelings through abstract, precise thinking with little or no feeling (focusing on technical aspects of testing, probabilities, etc.)
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Projection

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Defense mechanism (unconscious psychological defense)
Blaming other people or situations for difficulties the client experiences
Ex: “my wife is upset about these results” when he really is; “I know you think my decisions are foolish” when she is the one feeling unsure about her decisions

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Rationalization

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Defense mechanism

Justifying objectionable information with plausible statements

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Regression

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Defense mechanism (unconscious psychological defense)
Reverting to developmentally less mature behavior
Ex: articulate client suddenly unable to speak coherently

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Repression

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Defense mechanism (unconscious psychological defense) 
Putting intolerable thoughts and feelings out of one's mind ("I only had old sister" when in reality, she had two, but one died at birth)
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Undoing

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Defense mechanism (unconscious psychological defense) 
Canceling-out a distressing experience through a reverse action
Ex: The patient doesn't like the doctor because they gave the family bad news, but they try to cancel out that feeling by buying him a present.
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Associative countertransference

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counselee’s experiences cause the counselor to become introspective, remember emotions, review mental images, recall conversations

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Projective countertransference

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Counselor makes assumptions about the counselee based on past experiences
Often assume the emotions belongs to the patient

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Sublimation

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Unconscious psychological defense-
Unacceptable emotions are redirected into socially acceptable activities (throwing yourself into volunteering, exercise, art, writing)

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Reaction-formation

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Unconscious psychological defense- Use of opposite reaction to replace unacceptable emotion
Ex: Patient is very angry with husband but thinks that is unacceptable to feel that way, so tells everyone how great he is.