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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






2. Absence of appropriate emotion






3. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






12. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour






13. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






15. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity






16. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ






17. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






19. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






20. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






22. Motor immobility or waxy figure






23. Learned helplessness






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






25. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






26. Schizophrenogenic mother






27. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






28. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






31. 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






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






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






35. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






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






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






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






40. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






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. 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;






45. Imitating gestures of others






46. 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






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






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






49. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






50. Dependence and abuse of various substances







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