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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






2. 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






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






4. Too mystical or spiritual






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






6. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






7. 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)






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






9. short-term and directed; - thoughts - feelings and unconsciousness not addressed; - Therapist use counterconditioning techniques to help client learn new responses; - Techniques: systematic desensitization - flooding or implosive therapy - aversion t






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Use of medication to treat mental illness - do not cure but some are effective at alleviating symptoms; often used with therapy






18. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






19. Ego - id - superego






20. 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 -






21. '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






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






23. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






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






25. Material from individual'S own experiences - can become conscious






26. 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






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






28. Unconscious material always looking for a way to discharge repressed emotion






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






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






31. Measures cognitive triad and gauges severity of diagnosed depression; determines number of depressive symptoms - for research and clinical settings






32. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






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






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






35. In psychotherapy - in reaction to psychoanalysis and behavioralism






36. Individual theory






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






38. 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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39. 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®)






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






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






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






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






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






45. Treats family as a whole as client






46. Female elements of a man






47. 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)






48. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






49. Highly directive; therapist leads client to (d)ispute previously applied irrational beliefs






50. When the therapist uses the patient'S transference to help him/her resolve problems that were the result of previous relationship by correcting the emotional experience in the therapist-patient relationship