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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






6. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






15. Perhaps use of neologisms






16. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






17. Most common cause of mental retardation - results from trisomy of chromosome 21; older women have a greater chance of having a baby with Down syndrome






18. 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






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






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






21. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






22. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






23. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






25. Erroneous or distorted thinking






26. 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






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






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






29. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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30. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






31. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






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






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






36. Imitating gestures of others






37. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






38. 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






39. Excessive sleepiness






40. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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

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






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






44. Exposure to trauma that results in decreased ability to function and recurrent thoughts and anxiety about the incident; often linked to war veterans or victims of violence






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






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






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






48. One has special talent or status






49. 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






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