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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Psychology taken into community (community centres or schools) rather than individuals go to clinics and universities; emphasizes respect - recognizes logistics that keep needy people from seeking help






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






4. 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;






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






12. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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. 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






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






17. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






20. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






22. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






23. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement

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






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






26. 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






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






28. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






29. 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






30. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Parroting






39. 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






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






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

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






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






44. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






45. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






47. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic






48. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness






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






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