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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






3. One has special talent or status






4. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






14. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






15. 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






16. Depressive episode by depressed mood - loss of interests - changes in weight or sleep - low energy - feelings of worthlessness - or thoughts of death; symptoms are present nearly every day for at least two weeks; females 2x likelier to be diagnosed;






17. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ






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






19. Anxiety around social or performance situations






20. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode






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






22. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)






23. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






24. 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






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






26. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders






27. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






28. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






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






30. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






31. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy






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






33. Perhaps use of neologisms






34. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






35. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social






36. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others






37. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






41. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






42. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






43. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention






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






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






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






47. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






49. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






50. Studied effect of diagnostic labels on perception of behaviour; experiment of normal pseudopatients feigned disorders - once in hospital - individuals acted normally - but behaviours construed as fitting the diagnosis anyway