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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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'






2. 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;






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






4. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






5. 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






6. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






7. 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






8. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






10. 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






11. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






13. 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






14. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






15. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






17. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






18. Imitating gestures of others






19. 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






20. 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






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






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

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






24. Motor immobility or waxy figure






25. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






27. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






29. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






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






33. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






34. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






37. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






38. 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






39. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






42. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






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






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






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






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






47. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






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






49. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






50. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic







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