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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






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






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






5. Exposure to trauma that results in decreased ability to function and recurrent thoughts and anxiety about the incident; often linked to war veterans or victims of violence






6. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






7. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






8. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






9. Motor immobility or waxy figure






10. 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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






22. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






23. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






24. 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;






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






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






27. Learned helplessness






28. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






29. Perhaps use of neologisms






30. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






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






34. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






36. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






37. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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






40. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






42. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






43. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






45. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






46. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






47. 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






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






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






50. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa