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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor






2. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






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






6. Learned helplessness






7. Imitating gestures of others






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

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9. Persistent thoughts






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






16. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






17. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function






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






19. 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






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






21. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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

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23. 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






24. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






25. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






26. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






32. 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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33. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






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






35. 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






36. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






39. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






40. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






42. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






46. Dependence and abuse of various substances






47. 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






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






49. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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







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