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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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

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11. 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






12. 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;






13. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






15. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






17. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






18. 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






19. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






22. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






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






26. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






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






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






31. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






33. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






34. Irresistible impulse to set fires






35. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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






39. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed






40. 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






41. 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






42. Anxiety around social or performance situations






43. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






44. 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






45. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






47. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






49. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






50. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal