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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. Psychopathology is a signal that something wrong in makeup of psyche - clues about how one could be more aware






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






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






5. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






6. Correct maladaptive cognitions






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






8. Ego - id - superego






9. 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






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






11. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Goal is to increase sense of being and meaningfulness - to alleviate neurotic anxiety






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






27. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






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






29. 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®)






30. 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'






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






32. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






33. 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®))






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Male elements of a female






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






40. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






41. How a therapist feels about his/her patients; analyst'S transfer of unconscious feelings or wishes (central figures in analyst'S life) onto patient






42. Aaron Beck






43. 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)






44. Carl Gustav Jung - the psyche was directed toward life and awareness (rather than sex) - In each personal the psyche contains conscious and unconscious elements (personal and collective unconscious)






45. Inherited from ancestors - common to all and contains archetypes






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






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