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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






2. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others






3. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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






6. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was






7. 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






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






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






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

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






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






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






14. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






15. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






17. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






20. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






21. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






22. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor






23. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






24. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






25. Perhaps use of neologisms






26. Another person is in love with the individual






27. 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






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






29. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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

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






33. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






35. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






38. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






39. 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;






40. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






42. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






43. Persistent thoughts






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






45. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






47. 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






48. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






50. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.