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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. Full individual potential; Buddha - Jesus and mandala in cultures






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






3. 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






4. Shifting unacceptable feelings/actions to a less threatening recipient






5. To reduce feelings of inferiority and to foster social interest and social contribution in patients






6. 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






7. Methodology - theory developed from single case studies - which is not scientific






8. 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)






9. Female elements of a man






10. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






11. Response to perceived one'S meaninglessness is neurosis or neurotic anxiety (as opposed to normal or justified anxiety)






12. Correct maladaptive cognitions






13. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






14. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






15. Victor Frankl






16. People work their way up hierarchy toward self-actualization by satisfying needs at the previous level: physiological needs - hunger - thirst - shelter - warmth - safety - security - stability - lack of fear - belonging - love - acceptance - esteem -






17. Provides tools and experience that client can use to be more assertive






18. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






19. Channelling threatening drives into acceptable outlets






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






21. Analytical theory - Freud'S student - broke from Freud because Freud place too much emphasis on the libido






22. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






23. Therapist engages in a dialogue with client rather than leading toward a goal; client learns from dialogue - and together focus on here-and-now experience rather than talking about the past






24. Psychodynamic approach in which unconscious feelings do play a role - examination of a person'S lifestyle and choices (motivations - perceptions - goals - and resources)






25. Uses operant conditioning to change behavior - reinforced for behaviors that come closer and closer to desired action






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






27. Tricyclic chemical structure; ex. amitriptyline (Elavil®)






28. Criticized effectiveness of psychotherapy after analyzing studies that indicated psychotherapy was no more successful than no treatment at all; other studies contradict this






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






30. Psychopathology is a signal that something wrong in makeup of psyche - clues about how one could be more aware






31. Applies classical conditioning to relieve anxiety - repeatedly exposed to anxiety-producing stimulus so eventually the overexposure leads to lessened anxiety






32. Drugs that take away symptoms do not provide interpersonal support






33. Albert Ellis






34. abnormality derived from disturbances of awareness - client may not have insight or fully experience present situation (choosing not to acknowledge certain aspects)






35. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






36. General term that refers to theories that emphasize role of unconscious (including individual or analytical)






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






38. Initially: Freud preferred a topographic model of mental life - Then: Mental life was structural - meaning that mental life has particular organization other than layers (ego - id - superego)

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






40. 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






41. Person'S dark side - often projected onto others; devils and evil spirits in cultures






42. repressed drives and conflict become manifested in dysfunctional ways - psychic determinism






43. 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)






44. Freud; pathological behaviour - dreams - unconscious behaviour (e.g. hysterical or neurotic women) are symptoms of underlying - unresolved conflict - which are manifested when the ego does not find acceptable ways to express conflict






45. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






46. Reduces depressive symptoms - by taking opposite action of antimanics; depression appears to be from abnormally low levels of monoamines; increase production and transmission of various monoamines; - Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) - Monoamine oxid






47. Ego - id - superego






48. The part of mind that imposes learned or socialized drives - not something one is born with - but develops over time - influenced by moral and parental training






49. 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')

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