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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Another person is in love with the individual






2. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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

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






6. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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

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9. 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






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






11. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






12. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






15. One has special talent or status






16. Absence of appropriate emotion






17. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity

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






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






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






21. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






24. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






25. Irresistble impulse to gamble






26. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






27. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor






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






29. Erroneous or distorted thinking






30. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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

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32. 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;






33. Persistent thoughts






34. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)






35. 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






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






37. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






38. 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






39. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






40. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






41. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)






42. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






43. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






44. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






45. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






46. 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






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






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






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






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