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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






2. Encourage people to stand apart from beliefs - biases and attitudes derived from the past - goal is to fully experience and perceive the present in order to become a while and integrated person






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






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






5. 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)






6. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






7. Goal is for (e)ffective rational beliefs to replace previous self-defeating ones - then client'S thoughts - feelings - and behaviours can coexist






8. Use of medication to treat mental illness - do not cure but some are effective at alleviating symptoms; often used with therapy






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






10. Accusing others of having one'S own unacceptable feelings






11. Ego - id - superego






12. Conscious elements were openly acknowledged forces and unconscious elements (drives and wishes) were many layers below consciousness - Freud'S greatest contribution to psychology






13. Channelling threatening drives into acceptable outlets






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






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






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






17. Albert Ellis






18. '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






19. Negative views about the self - the world - and the future; causes depression






20. Initially: Freud preferred a topographic model of mental life - Then: Mental life was structural - meaning that mental life has particular organization other than layers (ego - id - superego)

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21. Female elements of a man






22. Making too much or little of something (e.g. 'it was luck that I did well')






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






24. Drugs that take away symptoms do not provide interpersonal support






25. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Stress-inoculation training






31. 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)






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Initially: an individual'S greatest conflict was that between the libido and the ego - Then: the true conflict is that between Eros and Thanatos ('The aim of all life is death')

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






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






40. Victor Frankl






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






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






43. 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






44. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






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






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






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