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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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

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2. 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






3. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews






4. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






5. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance






11. Irresistible impulse to set fires






12. Learned helplessness






13. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






19. Imitating gestures of others






20. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






22. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests






23. 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






24. 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






25. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






26. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






27. 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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28. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






30. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






31. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






32. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






33. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia






34. One has special talent or status






35. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






36. Erroneous or distorted thinking






37. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






38. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt






39. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






49. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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