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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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

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






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






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






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






6. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






7. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






8. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






10. 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






11. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






12. 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






13. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






15. Anxiety around social or performance situations






16. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






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






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






24. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






25. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






26. 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






27. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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

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29. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






30. Irresistble impulse to gamble






31. Erroneous or distorted thinking






32. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






34. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






35. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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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42. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






43. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity

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






45. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention






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






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






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






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






50. Absence of appropriate emotion