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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. 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®)






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






11. Female elements of a man






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






13. Directed therapy helps expose and restructure maladaptive thought and reasoning patterns - generally short-term - therapist focuses on tangible evidence of client'S logic (what client says and does)






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






15. The life instinct - including sex and love






16. Victor Frankl






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






18. In psychotherapy - in reaction to psychoanalysis and behavioralism






19. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






20. 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






21. Male elements of a female






22. 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'






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Emphasizes conscious thought patterns (rather than emotions or behaviours) - interpretation of an experience rather than the experience itself; Beck Depression Inventory






31. Uses social learning principles - exposes client to more adaptive behaviors






32. 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 -






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






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






35. Criticized effectiveness of psychotherapy after analyzing studies that indicated psychotherapy was no more successful than no treatment at all; other studies contradict this






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






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






39. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






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






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






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






43. Correct maladaptive cognitions






44. Memories that serve as representations of important childhood experiences






45. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. Not allowing threatening material into awareness