Amygdala - A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and
aggression. Also plays a part in pleasure circuit and drug dependency.
accumbens nucleus - is a brain part involved in functions such as REWARD, motivation, addiction or
positive behavioral reinforcement
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Amygdala - ✔✔A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and
aggression. Also plays a part in pleasure circuit and drug dependency.
accumbens nucleus - ✔✔is a brain part involved in functions such as REWARD, motivation, addiction or
positive behavioral reinforcement
prefrontal cortex - ✔✔part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking and language
hippocampus - ✔✔Part of Limbic system is associated mainly with memory, in particular long-term
memory as well as mood
hypnogogic - ✔✔relating to the state immediately before falling asleep.
hypnogogic hallucinations - ✔✔dream-like auditory or visual experiences while dozing or falling asleep
hypnopompic - ✔✔relating to the state immediately preceding waking up
sublimation (defense mechanism) - ✔✔- Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally or
socially unacceptable into activities that are constructive.
EX: Mom of son killed by drunk driver, president of MADD.
Introjection: Defense Mechanism - ✔✔-a coping mechanism when we take on attributes of other
people who seem better able to cope with the situation than we do.
, EX: Children integrate their parents value system into the process of conscience formation.
displacement (defense mechanism) - ✔✔- The transfer of feelings from one target to another that is
considered less threatening or that is neutral.
EX: A client is angry at his doctor, does not express it, but becomes verbally abusive with the nurse.
Intellectualization Defense Mechanism - ✔✔- An attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions
associated with a stressful situation by using the intellectual process of logic, reasoning and analysis.
Undoing: Defense Mechanism - ✔✔- Symbolically negating or canceling out an experience that one
finds intolerable.
-person tries to cancel out or remove an unhealthy, destructive or otherwise threatening thought or
action by engaging in contrary behavior
EX: Joe is nervous about his new job and yells at his wife. On his way home he stops and buys her
flowers.
For example, after thinking about being violent with someone, one would then be overly nice or
accommodating to them.
Compensation : Defense Mechanism - ✔✔overachieve in one area to compensate for failures in
another.
making up for weaknesses in one area by excelling in another area
For example, individuals with poor family lives may direct their energy into excelling above and beyond
what is required at work
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