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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






2. 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






3. Excessive sleepiness






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






5. Perhaps use of neologisms






6. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






8. 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






9. Another person is in love with the individual






10. Imitating gestures of others






11. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






13. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






15. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






16. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






20. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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






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. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






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






25. 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






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






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






28. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt






29. 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






30. 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






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






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

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33. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






36. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






37. 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






38. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion






39. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






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






41. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






42. Irresistible impulse to steal






43. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






44. Learned helplessness






45. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews






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






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

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48. 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






49. Absence of appropriate emotion






50. 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







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