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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. Male elements of a female






2. 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






3. Aaron Beck






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






5. 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






6. It is best used with normal people in search of growth






7. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






8. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






9. 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






10. Female elements of a man






11. Individual theory






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






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






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






16. In psychotherapy - in reaction to psychoanalysis and behavioralism






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






18. Correct maladaptive cognitions






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






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






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






22. Includes elements of cognitive - behavioural - and emotion theory; intertwined thoughts and feelings produce behavior






23. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






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






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






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






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






28. psychodynamic approach - because unconscious elements are addressed - in order to be more aware - unconscious material is explored through analyzing dreams - artwork - personal symbols






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






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






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






32. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






33. 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






34. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






35. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






36. Client-centered therapist must appreciate rather than just observe client'S perspective






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






39. Freud; way in which ego protects self from threatening unconscious material; - repression/denial - rationalization - projection - displacement - reaction formation - compensation - sublimation - identification - undoing - countertransference - dreams






40. Treats family as a whole as client






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






42. Ritualistic activity to relieve anxiety about unconscious drives






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






45. 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






46. Stress-inoculation training






47. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






48. repressed drives and conflict become manifested in dysfunctional ways - psychic determinism






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






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