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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






4. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






6. 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






7. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






9. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






10. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






12. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






13. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






16. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






17. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






18. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology






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






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






21. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






22. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






25. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






26. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






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






28. 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






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






30. Motor immobility or waxy figure






31. Excessive sleepiness






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






33. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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

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






36. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder






37. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion






38. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






40. 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;






41. Parroting






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






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






44. A component of many different anxiety disorders - lasts for a discrete period of time often <10 min; overwhelming feelings of danger or need to escape - expressed as an intense fear of dying or 'going crazy'; accompanied by sweating - trembling - pou






45. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others






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






47. 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






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






49. Another person is in love with the individual






50. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic