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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






2. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function






3. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start






4. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)






5. Schizophrenogenic mother






6. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization






7. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






8. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders






9. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes






10. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






11. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)






12. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






13. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)






14. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






15. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative






16. Learned helplessness






17. A component of many different anxiety disorders - lasts for a discrete period of time often <10 min; overwhelming feelings of danger or need to escape - expressed as an intense fear of dying or 'going crazy'; accompanied by sweating - trembling - pou






18. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






19. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






20. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






21. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor






22. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism






23. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking






24. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






25. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






26. Irresistble impulse to gamble






27. Most common cause of mental retardation - results from trisomy of chromosome 21; older women have a greater chance of having a baby with Down syndrome






28. Anxiety around social or performance situations






29. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect






30. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities






31. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






32. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders






33. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






34. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders






35. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






36. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






37. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






38. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






39. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






40. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






41. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






42. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual






43. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others






44. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania






45. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






46. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






47. Indicated by psychomotor disturbance such as catalepsy - excessive motor activity - prominent posturing - echolalia - echopraxia






48. Perhaps use of neologisms






49. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews






50. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem