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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






2. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






3. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






4. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt






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






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






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

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8. Dependence and abuse of various substances






9. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






12. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






15. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






16. Persistent thoughts






17. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






18. Imitating gestures of others






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






27. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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

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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






37. 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;






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






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






40. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






41. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






42. Irresistible impulse to set fires






43. 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






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






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






46. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






47. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






50. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency







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