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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. Shifting unacceptable feelings/actions to a less threatening recipient






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






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






4. Mistaking isolated incidents for the norm (e.g. 'no one will ever want to be with me')






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






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






7. The part of mind that imposes learned or socialized drives - not something one is born with - but develops over time - influenced by moral and parental training






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






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






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






11. Psychological tension created when (a)ctivating even occurs - and client has certain (b)eliefs about the event - leading to (c)onsequence of emotional disruption






12. Albert Ellis






13. Believed some emotional disturbances at least partly caused by biological factors






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






19. Female elements of a man






20. 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






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






22. Carl Gustav Jung - the psyche was directed toward life and awareness (rather than sex) - In each personal the psyche contains conscious and unconscious elements (personal and collective unconscious)






23. 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)






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






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






26. Safe outlets for unconscious material and wish-fulfillment - valuable for analysts; manifest content provides information about latent content






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






28. No use of diagnostic tools because Rogers believed client-centered therapy applied to any problem






29. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






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






31. Provide trusting atmosphere for client to self-direct growth and tap his own 'vast resources' - evidence of growth includes a congruent self-concept - positive self-regard - internal locus-of-evaluation - and willingness to experience






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






33. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






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






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






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






37. 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






38. '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






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






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






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






42. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






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






44. 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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45. Sexual force






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






47. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






48. 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






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






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






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