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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. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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

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4. 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






5. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






8. Absence of appropriate emotion






9. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






10. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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;






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






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






19. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






28. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






30. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






35. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






38. Persistent thoughts






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






40. Perhaps use of neologisms






41. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






43. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






44. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






46. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive






47. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






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






50. Schizophrenogenic mother







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