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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






3. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






5. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social






6. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia






7. Parroting






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






9. Treatment/prevention programs that recognize and tailor to cultural differences; therapists beginning to be trained in customs and norms of various cultures to minimize Eurocentric bias and assumptions






10. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






13. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






15. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






18. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






19. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






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






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






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






24. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






27. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






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






32. Another person is in love with the individual






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






34. 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






35. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder






36. Schizophrenogenic mother






37. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






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






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