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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






2. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






3. Karen Horney and Harry Stack Sullivan - accepted some of freud'S ideas and reject others






4. Methodology - theory developed from single case studies - which is not scientific






5. 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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6. 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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7. Treats family as a whole as client






8. Memories that serve as representations of important childhood experiences






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






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






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






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






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






14. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






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






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






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






18. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






19. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






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






21. Goal is for (e)ffective rational beliefs to replace previous self-defeating ones - then client'S thoughts - feelings - and behaviours can coexist






22. 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®)






23. 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






24. 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®))






25. Too mystical or spiritual






26. Albert Ellis






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Person'S outer mask - mediator to external world; masks in cultures






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Channelling threatening drives into acceptable outlets






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






39. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






40. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






41. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






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






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






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






45. 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)






46. The life instinct - including sex and love






47. '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






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






49. 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






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







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