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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. Like cognitive and behaviour theory - considered too sterile and mechanistic






2. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






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






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






5. Ritualistic activity to relieve anxiety about unconscious drives






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Treats family as a whole as client






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






12. Male elements of a female






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






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






15. Stress-inoculation training






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






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






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






19. People in the process of realizing themselves - The individual is motivated by social needs and feelings of inferiority that arise when the current self does not match the self-ideal






20. Client-centered therapist should speak and act genuinely - not maintain a professional reserve (feelings and experiences of the therapist should match)






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






22. Too mystical or spiritual






23. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






24. 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'






25. Individual'S mental life consists of a constant push-pull between the competing forces of the id - superego and environment. - each areas struggles for acknowledgement and expression - how well a persons' ego handles this determines his mental health






26. 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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27. Uses operant principle of negative reinforcement to increase anxiety - anxiety-reaction created where there was none; usually to treat addiction and fetishes






28. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






29. Correct maladaptive cognitions






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






31. 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






32. Aaron Beck






33. Pavlov'S classical counterconditioning principles to create new responses to stimuli






34. '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






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






36. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






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






38. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Includes elements of cognitive - behavioural - and emotion theory; intertwined thoughts and feelings produce behavior






46. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






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






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






49. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






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