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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. Excessive sleepiness






5. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






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






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






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






11. Irresistble impulse to gamble






12. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders






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






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






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






16. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






18. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






19. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor






20. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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






23. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)






24. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






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






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






27. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






28. 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






29. Another person is in love with the individual






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






31. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






32. 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






33. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization






34. 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;






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






36. One has special talent or status






37. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






40. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests






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






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






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

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






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






46. 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






47. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






50. Erroneous or distorted thinking