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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






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






3. Irresistble impulse to gamble






4. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






5. 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






6. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






8. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






9. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






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






13. Imitating gestures of others






14. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






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






18. Irresistible impulse to set fires






19. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






20. Absence of appropriate emotion






21. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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

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






24. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






25. Excessive sleepiness






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Learned helplessness






32. 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;






33. 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'






34. 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






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






37. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






38. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






47. 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;






48. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






50. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery