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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Another person is in love with the individual






2. Irresistible impulse to set fires






3. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






6. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity






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






8. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






9. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






10. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






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






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






15. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






16. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






18. Absence of appropriate emotion






19. Persistent thoughts






20. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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;






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






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






28. 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






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. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






39. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






41. 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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42. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






44. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






45. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






48. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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