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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






3. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






5. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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

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






8. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






9. Imitating gestures of others






10. Psychology taken into community (community centres or schools) rather than individuals go to clinics and universities; emphasizes respect - recognizes logistics that keep needy people from seeking help






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






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






13. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning

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14. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






15. Another person is in love with the individual






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






17. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






18. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






19. One has special talent or status






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






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






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






23. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






24. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt






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






26. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






28. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






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






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






31. 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






32. Irresistble impulse to gamble






33. 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






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

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35. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






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






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






46. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology






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






48. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality

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49. 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






50. Absence of appropriate emotion