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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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

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






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






4. Motor immobility or waxy figure






5. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)






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






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






8. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






9. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking






10. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






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






13. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






14. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






15. 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






16. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






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






20. Indicated by psychomotor disturbance such as catalepsy - excessive motor activity - prominent posturing - echolalia - echopraxia






21. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






22. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






25. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






27. 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






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






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

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






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






32. Absence of appropriate emotion






33. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






36. 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






37. Irresistible impulse to set fires






38. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






39. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






40. 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;






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






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






43. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






44. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






45. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






46. 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






47. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






48. Schizophrenogenic mother






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

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







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