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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






2. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode






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






4. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem






5. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






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






9. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor






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






11. Persistent thoughts






12. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






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

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16. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania






17. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






18. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity






19. 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






20. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






21. 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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22. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






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






24. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






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






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

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






29. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






30. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






31. Dependence and abuse of various substances






32. 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






33. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






36. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






37. 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






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






39. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






40. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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

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42. 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






43. 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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44. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






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






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

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






49. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






50. 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