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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. Irresistble impulse to gamble






5. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






8. 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






9. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






11. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






12. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






13. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking






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






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






16. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






17. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect






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






19. Anxiety around social or performance situations






20. Another person is in love with the individual






21. 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






22. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror






28. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






29. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






30. 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






31. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






33. 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






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






35. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






36. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






38. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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

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41. 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






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






43. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






47. Learned helplessness






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






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






50. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying







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