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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






3. 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






4. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)






5. Persistent thoughts






6. 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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7. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






8. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






9. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






12. Learned helplessness






13. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






14. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






16. 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






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






18. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






19. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






20. 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;






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

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22. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






23. Parroting






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






25. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






27. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






28. 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;






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






30. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy






31. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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

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33. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






44. Excessive sleepiness






45. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






47. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






48. 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






49. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






50. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem