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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






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






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






6. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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

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






9. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






10. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






12. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification






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






14. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






17. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






18. Excessive sleepiness






19. Irresistible impulse to set fires






20. Another person is in love with the individual






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






22. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity






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






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






25. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






26. Perhaps use of neologisms






27. Parroting






28. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






29. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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

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31. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






32. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






35. 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






36. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






38. 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'






39. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






40. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic






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






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






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






44. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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

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46. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






48. 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






49. Irresistible impulse to steal






50. 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;