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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Parroting






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






3. 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






4. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






6. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






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






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






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






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






12. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






14. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






15. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






16. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






18. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






19. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






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






22. 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'






23. Learned helplessness






24. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






26. Absence of appropriate emotion






27. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






29. Irresistble impulse to gamble






30. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






31. 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






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






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






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

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35. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






36. Schizophrenogenic mother






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

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






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






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






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






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






44. Excessive sleepiness






45. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






48. 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;






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






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