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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative






2. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






5. 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'






6. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






8. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity






9. Excessive sleepiness






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






11. Another person is in love with the individual






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






13. 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






14. Persistent thoughts






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






16. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






18. 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






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






20. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






21. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






22. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






24. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization






25. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness






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






27. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. Irresistible impulse to steal






35. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






36. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour






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






38. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






39. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






40. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






41. Erroneous or distorted thinking






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Perhaps use of neologisms






46. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






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






50. 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