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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






4. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






5. Dependence and abuse of various substances






6. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






7. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






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






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






12. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders






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

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






16. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






17. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






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






21. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






23. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror






24. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






26. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






27. 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






28. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






29. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






30. Learned helplessness






31. Erroneous or distorted thinking






32. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder






33. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






34. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






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






36. 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






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






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






39. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning

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






41. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






43. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






44. One has special talent or status






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






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






47. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






48. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






50. Frequently treated with anxiolytics







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