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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders






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






4. 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






5. Persistent thoughts






6. Irresistible impulse to set fires






7. A component of many different anxiety disorders - lasts for a discrete period of time often <10 min; overwhelming feelings of danger or need to escape - expressed as an intense fear of dying or 'going crazy'; accompanied by sweating - trembling - pou






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






9. 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






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






11. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






13. 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






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






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

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16. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






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






18. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






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






22. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






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






26. One has special talent or status






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






28. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






29. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






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






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






34. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






41. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






42. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






44. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour






45. 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'






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

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47. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






48. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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. 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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