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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






2. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking


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






4. 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






5. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ






6. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






7. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






8. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






10. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






12. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






13. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania






14. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






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






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






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






18. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






21. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






22. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






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






25. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






27. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






29. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






32. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






34. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






35. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start






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






37. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking


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






39. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders






40. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification






41. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






42. 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






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






44. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






45. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






46. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






47. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






50. Perhaps use of neologisms