Test your basic knowledge |

GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

Subjects : gre, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. People who lack congruence between real selves and conscious self-concept develops psychological tension; incongruence occurs when feelings or experiences are inconsistent with acknowledged of self (e.g. perfect self-concept shaken by any failure)






2. Accusing others of having one'S own unacceptable feelings






3. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






4. Emphasized culture and society over instinct; suggested neuroticism expressed as movement toward - against - and away from people






5. Delivers electric current to brain to induce convulsions; effective for severely depressed patients






6. Maladaptive cognitions lead to abnormal behaviour or disturbed affect; cognitive triad - types of maladaptive cognitions: arbitrary inference - overgeneralization - magnifying/minimizing - personalizing - dichotomous thinking






7. Model based on learning; application of classical and operant conditioning principles to human abnormal behavior - change maladaptive behaviour through new learning; radical behavioralism - neobehaviouralism






8. Person'S outer mask - mediator to external world; masks in cultures






9. Inherited from ancestors - common to all and contains archetypes






10. Carl Gustav Jung - the psyche was directed toward life and awareness (rather than sex) - In each personal the psyche contains conscious and unconscious elements (personal and collective unconscious)






11. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






12. Ego - id - superego






13. Initially: an individual'S greatest conflict was that between the libido and the ego - Then: the true conflict is that between Eros and Thanatos ('The aim of all life is death')

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


14. 'objects' relationships: real others and one'S internalized image of others;






15. Uses social learning principles - exposes client to more adaptive behaviors






16. Alfred Adler - Adlerian theory - people are viewed as creative - social and whole as opposed to Freud'S more negative and structural approach - process of becoming - Healthy individuals: --> peruse goals in spite of feelings of interiority - --> has






17. In psychotherapy - in reaction to psychoanalysis and behavioralism






18. Rollo May - individual constantly strives to rise above a simple behavioral existence and toward genuine and meaningful existence






19. The part of mind that contains the unconscious biological drives and wishes - At birth: mental life is composed solely of the id and its biological drives (sex and aggression) - with development - the id also includes unconscious wishes






20. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






21. Child clients; during play a child may convey emotions - situations - or disturbances conveyed might otherwise go unexpressed






22. Joseph Wolpe - applies classical conditioning to relieve anxiety - exposed to increasingly anxiety-provoking stimuli until anxiety is decreased - start from staring at a picture of snake and then eventually holding on






23. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






24. psychodynamic approach - because unconscious elements are addressed - in order to be more aware - unconscious material is explored through analyzing dreams - artwork - personal symbols






25. Patients are seen 4-5 times a week and for many years - Initially: hypnosis - Then: free association - Transference - countertransference






26. Embracing feelings or behaviours opposite to true threatening feelings one has






27. Choleric -high in activity but low in social contribution - dominant






28. Excelling in one area to make up for shortcomings in another






29. The branch of psychology that uses principles or research findings to solve people'S problems






30. Sanguine - high in activity and high in social contribution - healthy






31. Central to human nature - between different drives vying for expression (particularly conscious and unconscious






32. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






33. Goal is exploration of awareness and full experiencing of the present; success is connecting client with present existence






34. Drawing conclusion without solid evidence (e.g. 'Boss hates me because he never asks me to play golf')






35. Drug that changes metabolism of alcohol - resulting in severe nausea and vomiting when combined; countercondition alcoholics






36. Treatment for mental health problems shown to produce results in empirical studies; many argue only this is ethical; others argue controlled experiments not like real treatments - less useful and applicable






37. Revolves around philosophical issues particularly the issue of meaning; one`s greatest struggles are being vs. nonbeing - and meaningfulness vs. meaninglessness; will to meaning






38. Emphasized social and interpersonal relationships; what one does is meant to elicit particular reactions






39. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






40. Aaron Beck






41. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






42. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






43. Jung - universally meaningful concepts - passed through collective unconscious; - allow us to organize experiences with consistent themes and indicated by cross-cultural similarity in symbols - folklore - myths; - Common archetypes: persona - shadow






44. Albert Ellis






45. Use unconscious messages to become more aware and closer to full potential






46. Freud; central force that must find a socially acceptable outlet






47. Provide trusting atmosphere for client to self-direct growth and tap his own 'vast resources' - evidence of growth includes a congruent self-concept - positive self-regard - internal locus-of-evaluation - and willingness to experience






48. Unhealthy individuals are too much affected by inferior feelings to pursue the will to power - make excuses or have a 'yes -but' mentality - if they do pursue goals - these are likely to be self-serving and egotistical






49. To change behaviour to be more desired or adaptive; successful in treating phobias - fetishes - OCD - sexual problems - and childhood disorders (especially nocturnal enuresis)






50. The part of mind that mediates between the environment and the pressures of the id and the superego






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests