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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






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






5. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






6. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






9. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






10. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)






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






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






13. Perhaps use of neologisms






14. 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






15. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






16. Imitating gestures of others






17. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






18. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






19. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






21. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






23. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






24. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






27. Persistent thoughts






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






29. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






31. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






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






34. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






35. Learned helplessness






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






44. 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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45. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic






46. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






48. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






50. 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