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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Persistent thoughts






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






4. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






5. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






6. 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






7. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






9. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality


10. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention






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


12. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






14. Imitating gestures of others






15. 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






16. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






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






19. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






29. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






30. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






31. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






32. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities






33. Parroting






34. 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






35. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






36. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






38. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






39. Irresistble impulse to gamble






40. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






42. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






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






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






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






46. Dependence and abuse of various substances






47. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






48. 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






49. 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






50. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode