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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






4. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






5. Schizophrenogenic mother






6. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






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






9. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






10. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






13. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






15. Irresistible impulse to steal






16. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen






17. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






19. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa


20. Absence of appropriate emotion






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


22. Motor immobility or waxy figure






23. Parroting






24. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






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






27. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness






28. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






29. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






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






32. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)






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






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






35. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking


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






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






38. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






39. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






40. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






42. 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;






43. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed






44. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder






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






46. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






48. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






50. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode