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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






5. 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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6. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






8. 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






9. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






10. 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;






11. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






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

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13. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






15. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






17. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






18. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






20. 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






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






22. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






23. Irresistble impulse to gamble






24. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






26. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






28. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






30. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






31. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






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






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






42. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






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






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

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47. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was






48. 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;






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






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