Question 1

Match each term with its definition.
-Justifying behavior with socially acceptable reasons and tending to ignore the real reasons underlying the behavior

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution G

Question 2

Match each term with its definition.
-Becoming purposely involved in a project on purpose so that a painful situation can be avoided

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution J

Question 3

About 5 percent of the population is made up of ____ learners.

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory 
B)  visual 
C)  kinesthetic 
D)  verbal 
A)  auditory 
B)  visual 
C)  kinesthetic 
D)  verbal C

Question 4

Match each term with its definition.
-Behaving in ways that are typically characteristic of an earlier developmental level

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution

Question 5

Match each term with its definition.
-Anything that gets in the way of communicating a message that is interpreted correctly

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution

Question 6

Match each component of the Standard Communication Model with its definition.
-Means by which a message is converted into a form that can be transmitted to the receiver

Accepted Answer

A) sender 
B) encoder 
C) message 
D) medium 
E) decoder
F)receiver 
A) sender 
B) encoder 
C) message 
D) medium 
E) decoder
F)receiver

Question 7

In the context of communication, ____ may be considered as the awareness of one's own feelings and the feelings of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception 
B)  incongruity 
C)  empiricism 
D)  conceptualization 
A)  perception 
B)  incongruity 
C)  empiricism 
D)  conceptualization

Question 8

The two main types of boundaries are:

Accepted Answer

A)  economic and personal 
B)  political and social 
C)  physical and emotional 
D)  chronological and ecological 
A)  economic and personal 
B)  political and social 
C)  physical and emotional 
D)  chronological and ecological

Question 9

Match each term with its definition.
-Used unconsciously to express socially unacceptable instinctive drives or impulses in approved and acceptable ways

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution

Question 10

Match each term with its definition.
-Always putting off until tomorrow what you could do today

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution

Question 11

Participating in conversation with another person by repeating words and phrases or by giving approving or disapproving nods is:

Accepted Answer

A)  articulation 
B)  intuition 
C)  distortion 
D)  active listening 
A)  articulation 
B)  intuition 
C)  distortion 
D)  active listening

Question 12

Match each term with its definition.
-Using reasoning to avoid confronting emotional conflicts and stressful situations

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution

Question 13

Which of these is a nonadaptive coping skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  drinking 
B)  sleeping 
C)  creating boundaries 
D)  journaling 
A)  drinking 
B)  sleeping 
C)  creating boundaries 
D)  journaling

Question 14

If you have eye contact with a person during conversation, it probably means that he or she is:

Accepted Answer

A)  not interested in what you are saying 
B)  not listening to you 
C)  paying attention to you 
D)  tuning you out 
A)  not interested in what you are saying 
B)  not listening to you 
C)  paying attention to you 
D)  tuning you out

Question 15

Everyone is motivated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  needs 
B)  money 
C)  compassion 
D)  authority 
A)  needs 
B)  money 
C)  compassion 
D)  authority

Question 16

Match each term with its definition.
-Deliberately pretending to be sick to avoid dealing with situations that are unpleasant or that cause anxiety

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution

Question 17

What is the most commonly used defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  rationalization 
B)  displacement 
C)  repression 
D)  intellectualization 
A)  rationalization 
B)  displacement 
C)  repression 
D)  intellectualization

Question 18

Match each component of the Standard Communication Model with its definition.
-Information being transmitted

Accepted Answer

A) sender 
B) encoder 
C) message 
D) medium 
E) decoder
F)receiver 
A) sender 
B) encoder 
C) message 
D) medium 
E) decoder
F)receiver

Question 19

It is recommended that you ask which of the following questions when a patient presents for a follow-up visit?

Accepted Answer

A)  How are we feeling? 
B)  How have you been doing since you were here last? 
C)  What's wrong with you? 
D)  Are you feeling ill? 
A)  How are we feeling? 
B)  How have you been doing since you were here last? 
C)  What's wrong with you? 
D)  Are you feeling ill?

Question 20

Match each term with its definition.
-Using a talent or an attribute to the fullest to compensate for a realized personal shortcoming

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution 
A) compensation 
B) denial 
C) displacement 
D) intellectualization 
E) malingering
F)projection
G)rationalization
H)repression
I)sublimation
J)suppression
K)communication barrier
L)regression
M)procrastination
N)resolution

Exam 7: Introduction to Medical Terminology

Match each term with its definition. -Justifying behavior with socially acceptable reasons and tending to ignore the real reasons underlying the behavior

Match each term with its definition. -Becoming purposely involved in a project on purpose so that a painful situation can be avoided

About 5 percent of the population is made up of ____ learners.

Match each term with its definition. -Behaving in ways that are typically characteristic of an earlier developmental level

Match each term with its definition. -Anything that gets in the way of communicating a message that is interpreted correctly

Match each component of the Standard Communication Model with its definition. -Means by which a message is converted into a form that can be transmitted to the receiver

In the context of communication, ____ may be considered as the awareness of one's own feelings and the feelings of others.

The two main types of boundaries are:

Match each term with its definition. -Used unconsciously to express socially unacceptable instinctive drives or impulses in approved and acceptable ways

Match each term with its definition. -Always putting off until tomorrow what you could do today

Participating in conversation with another person by repeating words and phrases or by giving approving or disapproving nods is:

Match each term with its definition. -Using reasoning to avoid confronting emotional conflicts and stressful situations

Which of these is a nonadaptive coping skill?

If you have eye contact with a person during conversation, it probably means that he or she is:

Everyone is motivated by:

Match each term with its definition. -Deliberately pretending to be sick to avoid dealing with situations that are unpleasant or that cause anxiety

What is the most commonly used defense mechanism?

Match each component of the Standard Communication Model with its definition. -Information being transmitted

It is recommended that you ask which of the following questions when a patient presents for a follow-up visit?

Match each term with its definition. -Using a talent or an attribute to the fullest to compensate for a realized personal shortcoming

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