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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity






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






3. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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


5. 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






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






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






8. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness






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






10. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






11. 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






12. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






14. 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






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






16. Irresistible impulse to set fires






17. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology






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






19. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






28. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem






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






30. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






31. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions






32. 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






33. 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






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


35. 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






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






37. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






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






41. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking


42. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






44. Schizophrenogenic mother






45. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






46. 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






47. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






48. Persistent thoughts






49. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






50. Imitating gestures of others