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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






2. Index published by APA - found at most major libraries; montly compilation of 'nonevaluative summaries of the world'S literature in psychology'; in each issue - article abstracts arranged by topic; hardcopy version of PsycINFO






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






4. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






5. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Perhaps use of neologisms






20. 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;






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






22. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention






23. Learned helplessness






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






25. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






26. 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






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






28. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect






29. Persistent thoughts






30. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






32. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






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






35. 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






36. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






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






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






41. 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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42. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






43. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






45. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






47. Excessive sleepiness






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






49. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror






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