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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. 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






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






4. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






5. 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






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






7. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






9. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity






10. 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






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






12. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






15. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






16. Irresistible impulse to set fires






17. 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;






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






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






21. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning

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22. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






23. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






24. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






26. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






28. Anxiety around social or performance situations






29. 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






30. 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






31. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






33. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






35. 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






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






37. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






38. 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






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






40. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






41. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






44. 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






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






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

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






48. 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






49. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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







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