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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






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






3. 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






4. Patients react to the therapist like they react to their parents






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






6. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






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






8. 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






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






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






12. 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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13. Drugs that take away symptoms do not provide interpersonal support






14. 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)






15. 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 -






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






17. Female elements of a man






18. Aaron Beck






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






20. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






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






22. '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






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






24. 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






25. Patients are seen 4-5 times a week and for many years - Initially: hypnosis - Then: free association - Transference - countertransference






26. Too mystical or spiritual






27. 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






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






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






30. Maladaptive cognitions lead to abnormal behaviour or disturbed affect; cognitive triad - types of maladaptive cognitions: arbitrary inference - overgeneralization - magnifying/minimizing - personalizing - dichotomous thinking






31. Channelling threatening drives into acceptable outlets






32. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






33. To change behaviour to be more desired or adaptive; successful in treating phobias - fetishes - OCD - sexual problems - and childhood disorders (especially nocturnal enuresis)






34. 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®)






35. Victor Frankl






36. 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®)






37. 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






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






39. psychodynamic approach - because unconscious elements are addressed - in order to be more aware - unconscious material is explored through analyzing dreams - artwork - personal symbols






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






41. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






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






43. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






44. Material from individual'S own experiences - can become conscious






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






46. Goal is exploration of awareness and full experiencing of the present; success is connecting client with present existence






47. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






48. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






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






50. 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)







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