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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






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






5. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)






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

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7. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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;






18. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






19. Persistent thoughts






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






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






22. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






23. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Irresistible impulse to set fires






29. 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






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

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31. Parroting






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






33. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






43. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






44. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






45. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






47. 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






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






49. 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;






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