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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Black and white thinking (e.g. 'if I don'T score 100% I have no future')






2. 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®)






3. In psychotherapy - in reaction to psychoanalysis and behavioralism






4. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






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






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






8. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






9. Male elements of a female






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






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






12. 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






13. Imitating a central figure - such as a parent






14. Ego - id - superego






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






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 Melancholic - low in activity and low in social contribution - withdrawn






17. Victor Frankl






18. 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'






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






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






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






22. 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®))






23. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






24. 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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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)






29. Stress-inoculation training






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Channelling threatening drives into acceptable outlets






36. Tricyclic chemical structure; ex. amitriptyline (Elavil®)






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






38. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






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






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






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






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






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






44. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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