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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






2. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






3. Ritualistic activity to relieve anxiety about unconscious drives






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






6. 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






7. Too mystical or spiritual






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






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






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






11. Reduces depressive symptoms - by taking opposite action of antimanics; depression appears to be from abnormally low levels of monoamines; increase production and transmission of various monoamines; - Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) - Monoamine oxid






12. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Highly directive; therapist leads client to (d)ispute previously applied irrational beliefs






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






20. 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






21. 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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22. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






23. People who lack congruence between real selves and conscious self-concept develops psychological tension; incongruence occurs when feelings or experiences are inconsistent with acknowledged of self (e.g. perfect self-concept shaken by any failure)






24. 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 -






25. Correct maladaptive cognitions






26. Male elements of a female






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Like cognitive and behaviour theory - considered too sterile and mechanistic






33. Goal is exploration of awareness and full experiencing of the present; success is connecting client with present existence






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






35. 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






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






37. 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®)






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Aaron Beck






47. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






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






49. Skinner'S operant ideas that behaviour is related only to consequences






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







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