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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






2. It is best used with normal people in search of growth






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






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






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






6. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






7. General term that refers to theories that emphasize the positive - evolving free will in people (such as client-centered - Gestalt - or existential); optimistic about human nature; 'Third Force'






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Inappropriately taking responsibility (e.g. 'our failed project was all my fault')






15. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






16. 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®)






17. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






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






19. Sexual force






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






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






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






23. Conscious elements were openly acknowledged forces and unconscious elements (drives and wishes) were many layers below consciousness - Freud'S greatest contribution to psychology






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






25. Black and white thinking (e.g. 'if I don'T score 100% I have no future')






26. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






27. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






28. Channelling threatening drives into acceptable outlets






29. Karen Horney and Harry Stack Sullivan - accepted some of freud'S ideas and reject others






30. Stress-inoculation training






31. 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






32. Male elements of a female






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






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






35. How a therapist feels about his/her patients; analyst'S transfer of unconscious feelings or wishes (central figures in analyst'S life) onto patient






36. 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






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






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






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






40. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






41. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






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






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






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






45. Mistaking isolated incidents for the norm (e.g. 'no one will ever want to be with me')






46. Treatment for mental health problems shown to produce results in empirical studies; many argue only this is ethical; others argue controlled experiments not like real treatments - less useful and applicable






47. 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






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






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






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