10 Questions
Which part of the personality is composed of material that has been deliberately pushed out of conscious level?
Subconscious
Which part of the personality is governed by the pleasure principle and contains thoughts, memories, and feelings that are repressed and not available to the conscious mind?
Unconscious
Which part of the personality acts as a mediator, balancing the desires of the Id and Superego?
Ego
What defense mechanism involves attributing to oneself the good qualities of another?
Introjection
Which defense mechanism involves re-channeling intolerable behaviors into personally or socially acceptable ones?
Sublimation
What is the act of making up for a real or imagined deficiency with a specific behavior called?
Compensation
Which defense mechanism involves justifying one's actions with irrational or illogical excuses to escape responsibility?
Rationalization
What defense mechanism involves attributing one's unconscious wishes or fears to others?
Projection
Which defense mechanism involves transferring feelings such as frustration, hostility, or anxiety from one idea, person, or object to another?
Displacement
Which defense mechanism involves negating a previous action or experience to reduce or alleviate feelings of guilt?
Undoing
Explore the concept of conscious and subconscious memories in psychiatric nursing. Understand how past experiences and desires are stored in the subconscious and their impact on an individual's behavior. Dive into the mechanisms of repressing unpleasant thoughts and feelings.
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