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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity


2. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






3. 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






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






5. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






7. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






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


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






12. 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






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






14. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






15. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






16. 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






17. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






18. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






19. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






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






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






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


23. 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






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






25. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






26. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






29. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






31. 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;






32. Imitating gestures of others






33. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






39. Persistent thoughts






40. 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;






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






42. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






45. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






46. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






47. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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


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