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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






5. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






6. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Persistent thoughts






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






15. Parroting






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






17. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization






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






19. Absence of appropriate emotion






20. 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






21. Motor immobility or waxy figure






22. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






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






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






26. Irresistible impulse to steal






27. 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






28. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






31. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity






32. 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






33. 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






34. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






36. Another person is in love with the individual






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






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