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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






3. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






4. 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;






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






6. Perhaps use of neologisms






7. Absence of appropriate emotion






8. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






10. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






11. Excessive sleepiness






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






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

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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start






18. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes






19. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ






20. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders






28. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






29. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






31. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






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






36. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






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

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40. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity






41. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy






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






43. Anxiety around social or performance situations






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Learned helplessness






49. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






50. 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







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