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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. Donald Meichenbaum - prepares people for foreseeable stressors






2. The life instinct - including sex and love






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






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






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






6. Ex. phenelzine (Nardil®)






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






8. Applied Freud ideas of child psychology and development






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






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






11. Leader of humanistic movement; hierarchy of needs






12. Ritualistic activity to relieve anxiety about unconscious drives






13. Treats family as a whole as client






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






15. Abnormal behaviour is the result of learning and conditioning






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






23. Not allowing threatening material into awareness






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






25. Memories that serve as representations of important childhood experiences






26. Aaron Beck






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






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






29. 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






30. To provide relief from symptoms of psychopathology






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Albert Ellis






38. Female elements of a man






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






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






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






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






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






45. Like cognitive and behaviour theory - considered too sterile and mechanistic






46. Justifying behaviour/feelings that cause guilt






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






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






49. Pioneered object-relations theory and psychoanalysis with children






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