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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality

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2. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity






8. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






9. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






10. Another person is in love with the individual






11. 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






12. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests






13. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






14. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.






15. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour






16. Imitating gestures of others






17. Irresistible impulse to steal






18. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






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






22. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity






23. Motor immobility or waxy figure






24. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






25. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






26. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)






27. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






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






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






32. Irresistble impulse to gamble






33. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed






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






35. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






36. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






37. Studies biological - behavioural and social impacts on health and illness; Important finding: increased stress leads to higher likelihood of sickness - social support is associated with better health outcomes






38. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






39. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






40. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






41. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






42. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






44. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






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






48. One has special talent or status






49. Schizophrenogenic mother






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