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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. Primary process; human motivation to seek pleasure and avoid pain; id






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






3. Treating symptoms rather than underlying problem






4. Correct maladaptive cognitions






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






6. Albert Ellis






7. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






8. Treats family as a whole as client






9. 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 -






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






11. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






12. Client-centered therapist should speak and act genuinely - not maintain a professional reserve (feelings and experiences of the therapist should match)






13. Drugs for bipolar disorder - mania appears to be from excessive monoamines; inhibit monoamines such as norepinephrine and serotonin (ex. Lithium)






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






15. Memories that serve as representations of important childhood experiences






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






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






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






19. Victor Frankl






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






21. 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






22. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






23. 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






24. Provides tools and experience that client can use to be more assertive






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






26. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Class of neurotransmitter that dopamine - serotonin - and norepinephrine belongs to






34. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






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






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






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






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






40. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






41. 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






42. Abnormal behaviour is the result of learning and conditioning






43. 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






44. Female elements of a man






45. Criticized effectiveness of psychotherapy after analyzing studies that indicated psychotherapy was no more successful than no treatment at all; other studies contradict this






46. Embracing feelings or behaviours opposite to true threatening feelings one has






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






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






49. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






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







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