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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. Patients are seen 4-5 times a week and for many years - Initially: hypnosis - Then: free association - Transference - countertransference






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






3. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






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






5. 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)






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






7. Maladaptive cognitions lead to abnormal behaviour or disturbed affect; cognitive triad - types of maladaptive cognitions: arbitrary inference - overgeneralization - magnifying/minimizing - personalizing - dichotomous thinking






8. Drawing conclusion without solid evidence (e.g. 'Boss hates me because he never asks me to play golf')






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






10. The life instinct - including sex and love






11. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






12. 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






13. Victor Frankl






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






15. psychodynamic approach - because unconscious elements are addressed - in order to be more aware - unconscious material is explored through analyzing dreams - artwork - personal symbols






16. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






17. 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®)






18. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






19. Based on personal activity and social interest - ruling-dominant type - getting-learning type - avoiding type - socially useful type






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






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






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






23. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






24. 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






25. Full individual potential; Buddha - Jesus and mandala in cultures






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






27. Stress-inoculation training






28. 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






29. Treats family as a whole as client






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. Individual theory






35. To reduce feelings of inferiority and to foster social interest and social contribution in patients






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






37. 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






38. Child clients; during play a child may convey emotions - situations - or disturbances conveyed might otherwise go unexpressed






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






40. 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






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






42. 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)






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






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






45. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






46. Treating symptoms rather than underlying problem






47. 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






48. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






50. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs