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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance






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






3. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






4. 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






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






6. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






8. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






9. 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






10. 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






11. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






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






16. 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






17. Parroting






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






19. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests






20. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






21. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






23. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






25. Persistent thoughts






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






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


28. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






29. Irresistible impulse to set fires






30. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem






37. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






38. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






40. Learned helplessness






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






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






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






44. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual






45. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






47. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen






48. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






49. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






50. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.