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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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






4. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






5. Irresistble impulse to gamble






6. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative






7. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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






9. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






11. Persistent thoughts






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






13. 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






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






15. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






16. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






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






21. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






23. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






25. 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






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






27. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was






28. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






37. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






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






41. Anxiety around social or performance situations






42. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Inability to recall information relating to trauma







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