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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology
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1. Child clients; during play a child may convey emotions - situations - or disturbances conveyed might otherwise go unexpressed
goal of therapy (Gestalt Theory)
Play therapy
therapy (Gestalt Theory)
criticism (Rational-Emotive Theory)
2. Mistaking isolated incidents for the norm (e.g. 'no one will ever want to be with me')
Applied psychology
Dichotomous thinking
Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT)
Overgeneralization
3. Response to perceived one'S meaninglessness is neurosis or neurotic anxiety (as opposed to normal or justified anxiety)
goal of therapy (Client-centered theory)
ego
therapy (individual theory)
abnormal theory (existential theory)
4. Melancholic - low in activity and low in social contribution - withdrawn
avoiding type
criticism (analytical theory)
Behavior theory
Compensation
5. Not allowing threatening material into awareness
Cognitive Theory (originator)
Dichotomous thinking
Repression or denial
catharsis/abreaction
6. 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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7. Excelling in one area to make up for shortcomings in another
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
Compensation
goal of therapy (Client-centered theory)
Genuineness/congruence
8. Patients react to the therapist like they react to their parents
existential theory (originator)
Hans Eysenck
abnormal theory (individual theory)
transference
9. Memories that serve as representations of important childhood experiences
eros
abnormal theory (psychoanalytic theory)
Evidence-based treatment
Screen memory
10. 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
abnormal theory (individual theory)
neobehaviouralism
Abraham Maslow
Psychopharmacology (goal of therapy)
11. Female elements of a man
Compensation
Anima
Anxiolytics
abnormal theory (individual theory)
12. Act only on serotonin - most frequently prescribed because fewer side effects than tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs); Ex. fluoxetine (Prozac®) - paroxetine (Paxil®) - sertraline (Zoloft®)
Will to meaning
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Hans Eysenck
Abnormal theory (Rational-Emotive Theory)
13. First drugs for psychopathology; - usually to treat positive symptoms of schizophrenia (delusion and hallucination) by blocking dopamine receptors and inhibiting dopamine production (ex. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®) - and haloperidol (Haldol®))
Antipsychotics
ego
Gestalt Theory
Goal of therapy (Behavior theory)
14. Material from individual'S own experiences - can become conscious
Cognitive Theory
goal of therapy (analytical theory)
Personal unconscious
Carl Gustav Jung
15. Uses operant principle of negative reinforcement to increase anxiety - anxiety-reaction created where there was none; usually to treat addiction and fetishes
criticism (existential theory)
Aversion therapy
Neal Miller
Will to meaning
16. 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
Systematic desensitization
Abnormal theory (Cognitive Theory)
Play therapy
analytical theory
17. 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)
Therapy (Behavior theory)
Humanistic theory
abnormal theory (Client-centered theory)
Shaping
18. Client-centered therapist must appreciate rather than just observe client'S perspective
id
therapy (Client-centered theory)
Empathy
Magnifying/minimizing
19. Rollo May - individual constantly strives to rise above a simple behavioral existence and toward genuine and meaningful existence
Anxiolytics
Will to meaning
Screen memory
Unconditional positive regard
20. 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)
Abnormal theory (Cognitive Theory)
analytical theory
Family therapy
Shaping
21. repressed drives and conflict become manifested in dysfunctional ways - psychic determinism
catharsis/abreaction
abnormal theory (psychoanalytic theory)
abnormal theory (individual theory)
Free association
22. Similar to behaviour therapy - addresses how a person thinks - rather than why the thought patterns developed; removing symptoms may not cure problem
Compensation
therapy (Client-centered theory)
criticism (Cognitive Theory)
psychoanalytic theory
23. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients
psychic determinism
goal of therapy (individual theory)
Abnormal theory (Rational-Emotive Theory)
criticism (Gestalt Theory)
24. Freud; central force that must find a socially acceptable outlet
criticism (individual theory)
aggression
Evidence-based treatment
ego
25. Full individual potential; Buddha - Jesus and mandala in cultures
Self
object relations therapy
Defense mechanism (+types)
goal of therapy (existential theory)
26. Victor Frankl
existential theory (originator)
therapy (individual theory)
Conflict (psychoanalytic theory)
Goal of therapy (psychoanalytic theory)
27. In psychotherapy - in reaction to psychoanalysis and behavioralism
Psychopharmacology
individual theory
Third Force
Monoamines (examples)
28. Albert Ellis
criticism (Cognitive Theory)
Genuineness/congruence
abnormal theory (Psychopharmacology)
Rational-Emotive Theory (originator)
29. B.F. Skinner - Ivan Pavlov - Joseph Wolpe
Rational-Emotive Theory (originator)
Repression or denial
behavior theory (originators)
ego
30. Drawing conclusion without solid evidence (e.g. 'Boss hates me because he never asks me to play golf')
abnormal theory (Gestalt Theory)
criticism (psychoanalytic theory)
object-relations theory
Arbitrary inference
31. Lessen the unconscious pressures on the individual by making as much of it conscious as possible - allow the ego to be a better mediator of forces
Hans Eysenck
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Goal of therapy (psychoanalytic theory)
abnormal theory (Psychopharmacology)
32. Tricyclic chemical structure; ex. amitriptyline (Elavil®)
criticism (Behavior theory)
Neal Miller
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
Assertiveness training
33. Shifting unacceptable feelings/actions to a less threatening recipient
Anxiolytics
Antimanics
Displacement
Goal of therapy (Behavior theory)
34. Uses social learning principles - exposes client to more adaptive behaviors
Gestalt Theory (originators)
Modeling
getting-learning type
Defense mechanism (+types)
35. Goal is exploration of awareness and full experiencing of the present; success is connecting client with present existence
Reaction formation
Systematic desensitization
goal of therapy (Gestalt Theory)
therapy (Psychopharmacology)
36. 'Joseph Breuer' the central process in which a patient reports thoughts without censure or guidance - Freud: because unconscious material is always looking for a way out - the patient can uncover and express repressed material through free associatio
object relations therapy
Free association
Abnormal theory (Rational-Emotive Theory)
therapy (Gestalt Theory)
37. Emphasizes conscious thought patterns (rather than emotions or behaviours) - interpretation of an experience rather than the experience itself; Beck Depression Inventory
Cognitive Theory
Empathy
hypnosis
Humanistic theory
38. Psychopathology is a signal that something wrong in makeup of psyche - clues about how one could be more aware
Collective unconscious
Melanie Klein
abnormal theory (analytical theory)
Free association
39. Individual theory
Overgeneralization
abnormal theory (analytical theory)
Alfred Adler
Carl Gustav Jung
40. Male elements of a female
Animus
Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT)
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
Changes in Freud'S psychoanalytic theory
41. directed by client who decides how often to meet and what to discuss; therapist is nondirective - providing a self-exploration - safe and trusting atmosphere for client; provide empathy - unconditional positive regard - genuineness/congruence
therapy (Client-centered theory)
Antabuse ®
goal of therapy (Gestalt Theory)
object relations therapy
42. Black and white thinking (e.g. 'if I don'T score 100% I have no future')
Dichotomous thinking
individual theory
therapy (analytical theory)
Shadow
43. 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
individual theory
therapy (Client-centered theory)
Reality principle
criticism (Behavior theory)
44. Ritualistic activity to relieve anxiety about unconscious drives
Evidence-based treatment
Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT)
Magnifying/minimizing
Undoing
45. Delivers electric current to brain to induce convulsions; effective for severely depressed patients
Displacement
Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT)
abnormal theory (psychoanalytic theory)
goal of therapy (Rational-Emotive Theory)
46. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory
Screen memory
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Overgeneralization
Topographic model of mental life
47. It is best used with normal people in search of growth
Reality principle
Shadow
behavior theory (originators)
criticism (individual theory)
48. Believed some emotional disturbances at least partly caused by biological factors
Identification
abnormal theory (Psychopharmacology)
Alfred Adler
Abnormal theory (Behavior theory)
49. Central to human nature - between different drives vying for expression (particularly conscious and unconscious
Flooding or implosive therapy
Cognitive triad
Undoing
Conflict (psychoanalytic theory)
50. The branch of psychology that uses principles or research findings to solve people'S problems
aggression
Therapy (Behavior theory)
id
Applied psychology
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