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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Imitating gestures of others






8. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






9. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






13. Irresistible impulse to set fires






14. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






15. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






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






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






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






21. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






23. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






24. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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. One has special talent or status






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






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






31. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity






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






33. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement

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

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






36. 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






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






39. Erroneous or distorted thinking






40. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






43. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






46. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






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






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