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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






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






3. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






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






5. 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 -






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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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11. Similar to behaviour therapy - addresses how a person thinks - rather than why the thought patterns developed; removing symptoms may not cure problem






12. Freud; pathological behaviour - dreams - unconscious behaviour (e.g. hysterical or neurotic women) are symptoms of underlying - unresolved conflict - which are manifested when the ego does not find acceptable ways to express conflict






13. 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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14. Excelling in one area to make up for shortcomings in another






15. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






16. 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'






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






18. Correct maladaptive cognitions






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Therapist engages in a dialogue with client rather than leading toward a goal; client learns from dialogue - and together focus on here-and-now experience rather than talking about the past






25. Aaron Beck






26. 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






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






29. How a therapist feels about his/her patients; analyst'S transfer of unconscious feelings or wishes (central figures in analyst'S life) onto patient






30. 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






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






32. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






33. 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






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






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






36. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






37. 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






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






39. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. When the therapist uses the patient'S transference to help him/her resolve problems that were the result of previous relationship by correcting the emotional experience in the therapist-patient relationship






49. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






50. 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®))