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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Depressive episode by depressed mood - loss of interests - changes in weight or sleep - low energy - feelings of worthlessness - or thoughts of death; symptoms are present nearly every day for at least two weeks; females 2x likelier to be diagnosed;






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






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






10. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






12. 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






13. Dependence and abuse of various substances






14. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






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






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






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






20. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






21. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






23. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






24. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






25. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






34. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






36. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






37. 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;






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






39. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






41. One has special talent or status






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






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






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






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






46. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






47. 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






48. Imitating gestures of others






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






50. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.