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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






2. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






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






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






5. Emphasizes conscious thought patterns (rather than emotions or behaviours) - interpretation of an experience rather than the experience itself; Beck Depression Inventory






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






7. Similar to behaviour therapy - addresses how a person thinks - rather than why the thought patterns developed; removing symptoms may not cure problem






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






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






10. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






11. Channelling threatening drives into acceptable outlets






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






13. Correct maladaptive cognitions






14. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






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






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. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






18. Safe outlets for unconscious material and wish-fulfillment - valuable for analysts; manifest content provides information about latent content






19. Used to reduce anxiety or to induce sleep; increases effectiveness of GABA (inhibitory); high potential for causing habituation and addiction; Ex. barbiturates and benzodiazepines such as diazepam (Valium®) and alprazolam (Xanax®)






20. Too mystical or spiritual






21. 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)






22. Making too much or little of something (e.g. 'it was luck that I did well')






23. Aaron Beck






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. Skinner'S operant ideas that behaviour is related only to consequences






26. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






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






28. Female elements of a man






29. Memories that serve as representations of important childhood experiences






30. Patients react to the therapist like they react to their parents






31. The life instinct - including sex and love






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






33. 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






34. Negative views about the self - the world - and the future; causes depression






35. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






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






37. Treating symptoms rather than underlying problem






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






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






40. Drugs for bipolar disorder - mania appears to be from excessive monoamines; inhibit monoamines such as norepinephrine and serotonin (ex. Lithium)






41. Freud; way in which ego protects self from threatening unconscious material; - repression/denial - rationalization - projection - displacement - reaction formation - compensation - sublimation - identification - undoing - countertransference - dreams






42. Encourage people to stand apart from beliefs - biases and attitudes derived from the past - goal is to fully experience and perceive the present in order to become a while and integrated person






43. Secondary process; guided by ego and responds to environment by delaying gratification






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






45. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






46. Goal is for (e)ffective rational beliefs to replace previous self-defeating ones - then client'S thoughts - feelings - and behaviours can coexist






47. Believed some emotional disturbances at least partly caused by biological factors






48. Individual theory






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






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