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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. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






2. Phlegmatic - low in activity and high in social contribution - dependent






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






4. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






5. Correct maladaptive cognitions






6. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






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






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






9. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. No use of diagnostic tools because Rogers believed client-centered therapy applied to any problem






18. Male elements of a female






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






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






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






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






23. Stress-inoculation training






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






25. Female elements of a man






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






32. 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






33. Melancholic - low in activity and low in social contribution - withdrawn






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






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






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






37. Ritualistic activity to relieve anxiety about unconscious drives






38. Response to perceived one'S meaninglessness is neurosis or neurotic anxiety (as opposed to normal or justified anxiety)






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






40. 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®))






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






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






43. Psychodynamic approach in which unconscious feelings do play a role - examination of a person'S lifestyle and choices (motivations - perceptions - goals - and resources)






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






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






46. 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'






47. 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)


48. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






49. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






50. 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