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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






4. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






5. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






6. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






7. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






8. Persistent thoughts






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






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






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






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






13. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






14. 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






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

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






17. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






20. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






21. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






24. 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






25. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






26. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






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






30. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders






31. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






32. 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






33. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking






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






35. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






39. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






40. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity

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






42. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






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






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






47. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






49. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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

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