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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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

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






3. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






4. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






5. Absence of appropriate emotion






6. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






8. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)






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






10. 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






11. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






18. Schizophrenogenic mother






19. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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

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21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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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26. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






28. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






30. 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






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

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32. Motor immobility or waxy figure






33. Excessive sleepiness






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






35. Imitating gestures of others






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Another person is in love with the individual






41. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






43. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






44. 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






45. 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;






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






50. One has special talent or status