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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes






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






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






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






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






8. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






10. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






11. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






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






13. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






15. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual






16. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






17. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






19. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






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






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






24. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. One has special talent or status






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






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






34. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






35. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






37. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






38. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






40. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






42. 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






43. Anxiety around social or performance situations






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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







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