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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






2. Studied effect of diagnostic labels on perception of behaviour; experiment of normal pseudopatients feigned disorders - once in hospital - individuals acted normally - but behaviours construed as fitting the diagnosis anyway






3. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






4. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






5. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function






6. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






13. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






14. 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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15. Learned helplessness






16. 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;






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






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






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






20. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






23. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






30. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






31. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






32. Persistent thoughts






33. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests






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






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






36. 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






37. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






38. 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






39. Motor immobility or waxy figure






40. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






43. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






44. Imitating gestures of others






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






46. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






48. 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






49. Dependence and abuse of various substances






50. 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