University:
Lincoln University
Course:
NUR301 | Fundamental of Nursing
Academic year:

2024
Views:

322

Pages:

3
Author:

Bobby E.

Coping Mechanisms of Anxiety In individuals who experience moderate and severe anxiety, the coping mechanisms used are divided into two types of coping mechanisms, namely: A.Task-oriented reactionsthat is, conscious and realistic action-oriented efforts aimed at reducing stressful situations, for example 1) Attacking (aggressive) behavior. Used by individuals to overcome obstacles to fulfill needs. 2) Withdrawal behavior. Used to eliminate sources of threat both physically and psychologically. 3) Compromising behavior. Used to change the goals that will be carried out or sacrifice personal needs to achieve the goal. B.Ego Defense Mechanism,aims to help overcome mild and moderate anxiety. This mechanism takes place unconsciously, involves selfdeception, distortion of reality and is maladaptive. The ego defense mechanisms used are: 1) Compensation: where someone corrects the decline in self-image by firmly highlighting the privileges/advantages they have. 2) Denial: Expressing disagreement with reality by denying that reality. This defense mechanism is the simplest and most primitive. 3) Displacement: the transfer of emotions that were originally directed at a particular person/object which is usually neutral or less threatening towards oneself. 4) Dissociation: separation of any mental process or behavior from one's consciousness or identity. 5) Identification: the process where a person tries to be the person he admires by adopting/imitating that person's thoughts, behavior and tastes. 6) Intellectualization: excessive use of logic and reason to avoid experiences that disturb one's feelings. 7) Intrijection: following external norms, so that the ego is no longer disturbed by external threats (superego formation). 8) Fixation: stopping at the level of development of one particular aspect (emotions or behavior or thoughts), so that further development is blocked. 9) Projection: transferring one's own thoughts or impulses to others, especially desires. Emotional feelings and motivations cannot be tolerated. 10) Rationalization: providing information that one's attitude/behavior is based on rational reasons, so as not to lower one's self-esteem. 11) Reaction formation: excessive behavior that directly contradicts true desires and feelings. 12) Regression: returning to the previous level of development (primitive behavior), for example: if the desire is too late to become angry, destructive, throwing things, roaring, and so on. 13) Repression: unconsciously putting aside painful or conflicting thoughts, impulses, or memories, is a primary ego defense that tends to be reinforced by other ego mechanisms. 14) ActingOut: immediately triggers feelings when his desires are blocked. 15) Sublimation: acceptance of a noble substitute target, meaning that society seeks an impulse that experiences obstacles in its normal distribution. 16) Suppression: a process that is classified as a defense mechanism, but is actually an analogue of conscious repression; the deliberate exclusion of material from one's consciousness, can sometimes lead to subsequent repression. 17) Undoing: action/behavior or communication that eliminates part of the previous action/behavior or communication is a primitive defense mechanism