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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Albert Ellis






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Female elements of a man






15. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






16. 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)






17. Mistaking isolated incidents for the norm (e.g. 'no one will ever want to be with me')






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






26. 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






27. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






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






29. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






30. 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 -






31. Uses operant conditioning to change behavior - reinforced for behaviors that come closer and closer to desired action






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






41. Analytical theory - Freud'S student - broke from Freud because Freud place too much emphasis on the libido






42. 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






43. Correct maladaptive cognitions






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






45. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






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






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






48. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






49. Treats family as a whole as client






50. 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)