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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Sexual force






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






8. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






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






17. The part of mind that imposes learned or socialized drives - not something one is born with - but develops over time - influenced by moral and parental training






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






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






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






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






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






23. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Female elements of a man






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






34. 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®)






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






36. 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®))






37. 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






38. 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






39. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






40. 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






41. Maladaptive cognitions lead to abnormal behaviour or disturbed affect; cognitive triad - types of maladaptive cognitions: arbitrary inference - overgeneralization - magnifying/minimizing - personalizing - dichotomous thinking






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






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






44. 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)






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






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






47. 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






48. Ego - id - superego






49. Treats family as a whole as client






50. Patients are seen 4-5 times a week and for many years - Initially: hypnosis - Then: free association - Transference - countertransference