NUR 393 Chapter Notes -Reaction Formation, Nicotine, Intellectualization

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Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others. Dealing with unacceptable feelings by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression. Unconsciously putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts and emotions out of awareness. Sudden use of childlike behaviors in someone with a different developmental level of cognition. Shifting feelings related to something to another less-threatening person, object or situation. Unacceptable feelings or behaviors are controlled by demonstrating the opposite of what the patient is feeling. For example: smokers talking about the dangers of nicotine. Doing something to make-up for an action that was previously done. Creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for behaviors that are not acceptable. A person does not feel connected to the world around them. Pretending that what is true is not. Talking about ones strengths to make-up for the weaknesses. Conscious or unconscious assumptions of the characteristics of another person or group of people. Separating ones feelings from the situation to focus on the task at hand.

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