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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






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






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






4. Aim to affect neurotransmitters; commonly dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine (monoamines)






5. Client-centered therapist must appreciate rather than just observe client'S perspective






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






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






8. Treating symptoms rather than underlying problem






9. Primary process; human motivation to seek pleasure and avoid pain; id






10. 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®)






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






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






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






15. Individual theory






16. Phlegmatic - low in activity and high in social contribution - dependent






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






18. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






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






21. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






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






23. Melancholic - low in activity and low in social contribution - withdrawn






24. No use of diagnostic tools because Rogers believed client-centered therapy applied to any problem






25. Talking therapy - deep questions relating to perception and meaning of existence






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






27. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






28. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






29. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Aaron Beck






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






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






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






43. Goal is to increase sense of being and meaningfulness - to alleviate neurotic anxiety






44. Carl Rogers - Person centered/Rogerian theory - humanistic --> it has an optimistic outlook on human nature; - individual have an actualizing tendency that directs them out of conflict and toward full potential - best accomplished in atmosphere that






45. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






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






47. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






48. Class of neurotransmitter that dopamine - serotonin - and norepinephrine belongs to






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






50. Male elements of a female