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






3. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






4. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






6. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






8. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






9. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






10. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






12. Another person is in love with the individual






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






14. Persistent thoughts






15. 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;






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






17. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






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






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

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20. 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;






21. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






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






25. Excessive sleepiness






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Learned helplessness






38. 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'






39. 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






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






41. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






43. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






44. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt






45. 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






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






47. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect






48. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






49. 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






50. Parroting