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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. 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






3. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






4. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Most common cause of mental retardation - results from trisomy of chromosome 21; older women have a greater chance of having a baby with Down syndrome






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






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






14. Imitating gestures of others






15. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






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


26. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization






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






28. Excessive sleepiness






29. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






30. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






31. 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






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






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


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






35. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






36. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






48. 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






49. Schizophrenogenic mother






50. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity