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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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®)






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






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






9. Applies classical conditioning to relieve anxiety - repeatedly exposed to anxiety-producing stimulus so eventually the overexposure leads to lessened anxiety






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The death instinct - including self-destructive behavior






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






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






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 Melancholic - low in activity and low in social contribution - withdrawn






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






21. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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






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






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






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






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






28. Ritualistic activity to relieve anxiety about unconscious drives






29. Excelling in one area to make up for shortcomings in another






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






31. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






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






33. Memories that serve as representations of important childhood experiences






34. Measures cognitive triad and gauges severity of diagnosed depression; determines number of depressive symptoms - for research and clinical settings






35. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






36. Employs principles from cognitive and behavioral theory






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Fritz Perls - Max Wertheimer - Kurt Koffka






43. 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 -






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






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






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






47. Conscious elements were openly acknowledged forces and unconscious elements (drives and wishes) were many layers below consciousness - Freud'S greatest contribution to psychology






48. People who lack congruence between real selves and conscious self-concept develops psychological tension; incongruence occurs when feelings or experiences are inconsistent with acknowledged of self (e.g. perfect self-concept shaken by any failure)






49. 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






50. Treating symptoms rather than underlying problem