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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






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






3. 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)






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






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






6. 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






7. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






8. Stress-inoculation training






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






16. 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






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






18. Treating symptoms rather than underlying problem






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






20. Treats family as a whole as client






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






22. Correct maladaptive cognitions






23. short-term and directed; - thoughts - feelings and unconsciousness not addressed; - Therapist use counterconditioning techniques to help client learn new responses; - Techniques: systematic desensitization - flooding or implosive therapy - aversion t






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. Sexual force






26. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






27. 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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28. Use unconscious messages to become more aware and closer to full potential






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






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






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






32. People in the process of realizing themselves - The individual is motivated by social needs and feelings of inferiority that arise when the current self does not match the self-ideal






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






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






35. Albert Ellis






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






37. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






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






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






40. B.F. Skinner - Ivan Pavlov - Joseph Wolpe






41. In psychotherapy - in reaction to psychoanalysis and behavioralism






42. 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






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






44. The life instinct - including sex and love






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






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






47. How a therapist feels about his/her patients; analyst'S transfer of unconscious feelings or wishes (central figures in analyst'S life) onto patient






48. 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






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






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