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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. Anxiety around social or performance situations






5. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)






6. 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






7. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






9. 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






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






11. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






12. 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






13. 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;






14. Irresistble impulse to gamble






15. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention






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






17. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual






18. Parroting






19. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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. Imitating gestures of others






22. Persistent thoughts






23. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






24. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






26. 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






27. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






29. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






31. 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






32. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






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






36. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






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






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






41. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






43. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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

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






47. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour






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

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49. Erroneous or distorted thinking






50. Learned helplessness