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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology

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






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Not suited for low-functioning or disturbed clients






9. Emphasized culture and society over instinct; suggested neuroticism expressed as movement toward - against - and away from people






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






11. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






12. Sanguine - high in activity and high in social contribution - healthy






13. In psychotherapy - in reaction to psychoanalysis and behavioralism






14. '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






15. Inappropriately taking responsibility (e.g. 'our failed project was all my fault')






16. Aaron Beck






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






18. To reduce feelings of inferiority and to foster social interest and social contribution in patients






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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®)






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






24. Therapist engages in a dialogue with client rather than leading toward a goal; client learns from dialogue - and together focus on here-and-now experience rather than talking about the past






25. Jean Charcot and Pierre Janet






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






27. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






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






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






30. Individual theory






31. Considered too abstract for severely disturbed individuals






32. When the therapist uses the patient'S transference to help him/her resolve problems that were the result of previous relationship by correcting the emotional experience in the therapist-patient relationship






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






34. Female elements of a man






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






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






37. Correct maladaptive cognitions






38. 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






39. 'objects' relationships: real others and one'S internalized image of others;






40. Stress-inoculation training






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Allows client to practice new behaviours and responses






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






49. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






50. Initially: an individual'S greatest conflict was that between the libido and the ego - Then: the true conflict is that between Eros and Thanatos ('The aim of all life is death')