Coping and Stress

Examples of a daptive

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What is an example of Compensation adaptive use?
A shorter-than average man becomes assertively verbal and excels in business
What is an example of compensation maladaptive use?
An individual drinks alcohol when self-esteem is low to temporarily diffuse discomfort.
What is an example of conversion adaptive use?
A student is unable to take a final examination because of a terrible headache
What is an example of conversion maladaptive use?
A man becomes blind after seeing his wife flirt with other men
What is an example of denial adaptive use?
A man reacts to news of the death of a loved one by saying "no, i dont believe you. the doctor said he was fine."
What is an example of denial maladaptive use?
A woman whose husband died 3 years ago keeps his clothes in the closet and talks about him in present tense.
What is an example of displacement adaptive use?
A patient criticizes a nurse after his family fails to visit.
What is an example of displacement maladaptive use?
A child who is unable to acknowledge fear of his father becomes fearful of animals.
What is an example of dissociation adaptive use?
An art sudent is able to mentally separate herself from the noisy environment as she becomes absorbed in her work
What is an example of dissociation maladaptive use?
As the result of an abusive childhood and the need to separate from its realities, a woman finds herself perpetually in a world where she feels disconnected from reality.
What is an example of indentification adaptive use?
An 8yr old girl dresses up like her teacher and puts together a pretend classroom for her friends.
What is an example of indentification maladaptive use?
A young boy thinks a neighborhood pimp with money and drugs is someone to look up to.
What is an example of intellectualization adaptive use?
Despite the fact that a man has lost his farm to a tornado, he analyzes his options and leads his child to safety.
What is an example of intellectualization maladaptive use?
A man responds to the death of his wife by focusing on the details of day care and operating the house hold, rather than processing the grief with his childern.
What is an example of introjection of adaptive use?
After his wife's death a man has transient complaints of chest pains and difficulty breathing- the symptoms his wife had before she died.