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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. Goal is exploration of awareness and full experiencing of the present; success is connecting client with present existence






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






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






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. 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






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






7. Stress-inoculation training






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






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






10. 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






11. Freud; pathological behaviour - dreams - unconscious behaviour (e.g. hysterical or neurotic women) are symptoms of underlying - unresolved conflict - which are manifested when the ego does not find acceptable ways to express conflict






12. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






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






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






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






16. '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






17. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






18. Correct maladaptive cognitions






19. Individual theory






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






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






22. Material from individual'S own experiences - can become conscious






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






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






31. Too mystical or spiritual






32. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






33. Albert Ellis






34. Channelling threatening drives into acceptable outlets






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. 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






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






38. 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






39. Male elements of a female






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






41. Treating symptoms rather than underlying problem






42. 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'






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






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






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






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






47. 'objects' relationships: real others and one'S internalized image of others;






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






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






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