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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






4. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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

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7. 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






8. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social






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






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






11. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






12. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode






13. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)






14. Irresistble impulse to gamble






15. Schizophrenogenic mother






16. 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






17. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






18. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






20. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






21. 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






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






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






24. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






27. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






28. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






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






31. Irresistible impulse to steal






32. 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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33. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






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






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






38. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






39. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others






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






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






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






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






44. 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;






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






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






47. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






49. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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