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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. Learned helplessness






3. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






4. 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;






5. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






6. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






7. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity

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14. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






15. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






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






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






18. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






19. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






20. 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






21. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






22. 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






23. 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






24. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






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






27. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






28. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity






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






37. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






38. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






40. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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

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44. Schizophrenogenic mother






45. Perhaps use of neologisms






46. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






47. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






48. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






50. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting