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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Another person is in love with the individual






2. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority






3. Treatment/prevention programs that recognize and tailor to cultural differences; therapists beginning to be trained in customs and norms of various cultures to minimize Eurocentric bias and assumptions






4. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






5. Persistent thoughts






6. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia






7. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






8. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






9. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor






10. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt






11. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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






14. Exposure to trauma that results in decreased ability to function and recurrent thoughts and anxiety about the incident; often linked to war veterans or victims of violence






15. Index published by APA - found at most major libraries; montly compilation of 'nonevaluative summaries of the world'S literature in psychology'; in each issue - article abstracts arranged by topic; hardcopy version of PsycINFO






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






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






18. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was






19. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






20. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






21. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen






22. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






23. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification






24. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology






25. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance






26. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion






27. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity






28. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






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






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






31. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






32. Irresistible impulse to set fires






33. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder






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






35. Perhaps use of neologisms






36. Erroneous or distorted thinking






37. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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38. Imitating gestures of others






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






40. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






41. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror






42. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






43. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






44. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa

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






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






47. Cognitive problems (memory - spatial tasks - or language) that result from a medical condition; may be result of Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S - Huntington'S - or Pick'S disease






48. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive






49. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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