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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Inherited from ancestors - common to all and contains archetypes






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. Stress-inoculation training






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






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






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






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






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






28. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






29. Full individual potential; Buddha - Jesus and mandala in cultures






30. 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®))






31. Uses operant conditioning to change behavior - reinforced for behaviors that come closer and closer to desired action






32. 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 -






33. Proved experimentally that abnormal behaviour can be learned






34. 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






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






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






37. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






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






39. Freud; central force that must find a socially acceptable outlet






40. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






45. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






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






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






48. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






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