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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. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Making too much or little of something (e.g. 'it was luck that I did well')






7. Central to human nature - between different drives vying for expression (particularly conscious and unconscious






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. Emphasizes conscious thought patterns (rather than emotions or behaviours) - interpretation of an experience rather than the experience itself; Beck Depression Inventory






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






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






15. Sexual force






16. Male elements of a female






17. 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






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






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






20. Aaron Beck






21. 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)






22. 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'






23. Talking therapy - deep questions relating to perception and meaning of existence






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






25. 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






26. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






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






28. Victor Frankl






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






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






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






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






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






34. Too mystical or spiritual






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. Treats family as a whole as client






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






38. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






39. 'Joseph Breuer' the central process in which a patient reports thoughts without censure or guidance - Freud: because unconscious material is always looking for a way out - the patient can uncover and express repressed material through free associatio






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






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






42. Memories that serve as representations of important childhood experiences






43. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






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






45. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






46. Individual theory






47. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






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






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






50. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients