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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Too mystical or spiritual






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Sexual force






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






10. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






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






12. Revolves around philosophical issues particularly the issue of meaning; one`s greatest struggles are being vs. nonbeing - and meaningfulness vs. meaninglessness; will to meaning






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






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






15. Victor Frankl






16. Stress-inoculation training






17. 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






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






19. Psychological tension created when (a)ctivating even occurs - and client has certain (b)eliefs about the event - leading to (c)onsequence of emotional disruption






20. Ego - id - superego






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






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






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






24. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






25. 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






26. '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






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






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






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






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






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






32. First drugs for psychopathology; - usually to treat positive symptoms of schizophrenia (delusion and hallucination) by blocking dopamine receptors and inhibiting dopamine production (ex. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®) - and haloperidol (Haldol®))






33. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






34. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






35. Unhealthy individuals are too much affected by inferior feelings to pursue the will to power - make excuses or have a 'yes -but' mentality - if they do pursue goals - these are likely to be self-serving and egotistical






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






37. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






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






39. Client-centered therapist must maintain positivity regardless of choices - feelings or insights to facilitate a trusting and safe environment






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






41. 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






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






43. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






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






46. Melancholic - low in activity and low in social contribution - withdrawn






47. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






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






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






50. Carl Rogers - Person centered/Rogerian theory - humanistic --> it has an optimistic outlook on human nature; - individual have an actualizing tendency that directs them out of conflict and toward full potential - best accomplished in atmosphere that