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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






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






3. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






6. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities






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






8. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






9. 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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10. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






11. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others






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






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






14. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






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






17. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






18. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






19. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






20. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






21. Absence of appropriate emotion






22. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






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






30. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Parroting






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






38. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed






39. 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






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. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






42. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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

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






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






47. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






48. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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