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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. Motor immobility or waxy figure






3. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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

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






6. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






8. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






10. Irresistble impulse to gamble






11. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






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






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






14. Irresistible impulse to steal






15. 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






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






17. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






18. 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






19. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






20. 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






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






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






23. Perhaps use of neologisms






24. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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

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26. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






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






29. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






31. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






38. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






39. Anxiety around social or performance situations






40. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






41. Learned helplessness






42. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others






43. Dependence and abuse of various substances






44. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania






45. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities






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






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






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






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






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