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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






4. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






6. Persistent thoughts






7. 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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8. 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






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






10. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






12. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






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






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

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15. 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






16. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






17. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






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






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






20. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)






23. Imitating gestures of others






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






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. Irresistble impulse to gamble






27. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






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






32. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






33. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






34. Irresistible impulse to steal






35. One has special talent or status






36. Dependence and abuse of various substances






37. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






38. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance






39. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






40. Parroting






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






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






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






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






45. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






46. 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






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






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






49. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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