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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. 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)






2. 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






3. Melancholic - low in activity and low in social contribution - withdrawn






4. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






5. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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®)






15. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






16. 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






17. Ego - id - superego






18. 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






19. Used to reduce anxiety or to induce sleep; increases effectiveness of GABA (inhibitory); high potential for causing habituation and addiction; Ex. barbiturates and benzodiazepines such as diazepam (Valium®) and alprazolam (Xanax®)






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






21. People in the process of realizing themselves - The individual is motivated by social needs and feelings of inferiority that arise when the current self does not match the self-ideal






22. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






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






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






25. 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 -






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






27. 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






28. Too mystical or spiritual






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Choleric -high in activity but low in social contribution - dominant






33. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






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






35. Aaron Beck






36. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






37. The life instinct - including sex and love






38. 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






39. Black and white thinking (e.g. 'if I don'T score 100% I have no future')






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






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






42. 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®))






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






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






45. Correct maladaptive cognitions






46. Individual theory






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






48. 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






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






50. Client-centered therapist must maintain positivity regardless of choices - feelings or insights to facilitate a trusting and safe environment