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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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

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5. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






8. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






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






12. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






13. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






14. Parroting






15. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






16. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






17. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






20. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






22. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






23. Absence of appropriate emotion






24. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






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






28. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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

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






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






33. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






34. 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;






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






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






37. Imitating gestures of others






38. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






39. 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






40. 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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41. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Dependence and abuse of various substances