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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






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






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






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






7. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






9. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






13. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






14. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






24. Persistent thoughts






25. 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






26. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






29. Learned helplessness






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






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






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

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33. Parroting






34. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






36. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






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






41. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions






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






43. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)






44. 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






45. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






46. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour






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






48. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






50. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type