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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






4. 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;






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking






9. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






10. Irresistible impulse to steal






11. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






12. Learned helplessness






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






14. Schizophrenogenic mother






15. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






17. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






18. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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






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






23. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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

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25. 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






26. One has special talent or status






27. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






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






29. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






30. Anxiety around social or performance situations






31. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism






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






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






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






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






36. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






37. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






38. Parroting






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






40. Absence of appropriate emotion






41. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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

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43. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






44. Perhaps use of neologisms






45. 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






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






47. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






49. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






50. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa