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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






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






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






6. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






7. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






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






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






12. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






14. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification






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






16. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






24. Absence of appropriate emotion






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


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






27. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






29. Perhaps use of neologisms






30. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)






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






32. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






34. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. Excessive sleepiness






44. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






50. Frequently treated with anxiolytics