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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. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






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






3. Model based on learning; application of classical and operant conditioning principles to human abnormal behavior - change maladaptive behaviour through new learning; radical behavioralism - neobehaviouralism






4. Victor Frankl






5. Freud; way in which ego protects self from threatening unconscious material; - repression/denial - rationalization - projection - displacement - reaction formation - compensation - sublimation - identification - undoing - countertransference - dreams






6. Treating symptoms rather than underlying problem






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






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






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






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






15. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






16. Ego - id - superego






17. 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'






18. Aim to affect neurotransmitters; commonly dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine (monoamines)






19. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






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






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






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






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






24. Secondary process; guided by ego and responds to environment by delaying gratification






25. Joseph Wolpe - applies classical conditioning to relieve anxiety - exposed to increasingly anxiety-provoking stimuli until anxiety is decreased - start from staring at a picture of snake and then eventually holding on






26. 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






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






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






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






30. To change behaviour to be more desired or adaptive; successful in treating phobias - fetishes - OCD - sexual problems - and childhood disorders (especially nocturnal enuresis)






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






32. Male elements of a female






33. Provide trusting atmosphere for client to self-direct growth and tap his own 'vast resources' - evidence of growth includes a congruent self-concept - positive self-regard - internal locus-of-evaluation - and willingness to experience






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






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






36. 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






37. 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 -






38. 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)






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






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






41. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






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






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






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






46. '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






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






48. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






49. 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®)






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