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The Crisis Prone Person
No one is sure why certain people seem to cope with stress
easily whereas others deteriorate into disequilibrium when
faced with stress or trauma. If a person does not receive
adequate crisis intervention during a crisis state but
instead comes out of the crisis by using ego defense
mechanisms such as repression, denial or dissociation, the
person is likely to function at a lower level than he or she
did before the stressing event.The ego, which has been hypothesized to be part of the mind that masters reality in order to function, must then use its strength to maintain the denial of anxiety or pain associated with the precipitating event. Such efforts take away the individual's strength to deal with future stressors, thereby leading to another crisis state the next time a stressor hits. This next crisis state may then be resolved by more ego defense mechanisms after several weeks, leading to an even lower level of functioning if the person does not receive adequate crisis intervention. This pattern may go on for many years until the person's ego is completely drained of its capacity to deal with reality; such people often commit suicide, kill someone, or have a psychotic breakdown. Until then, this type of individual is often viewed as having a personality disorder. And people with personality disorders are usually seen as suffering from emotional instability, an inability to master reality, poor interpersonal and occupational functioning, and chronic depression. Defense mechanisms and substance abuse are common ways in which some people choose to overcome crisis states when they fail to seek professional help. If such people had received help before resorting to defense mechanisms for overcoming the crisis state, quite possibly, a personality disorder would not have evolved. Back to Surf City Drug Rehabilitation Intervention Services <<< |
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