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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. 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






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






4. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






5. Studied effect of diagnostic labels on perception of behaviour; experiment of normal pseudopatients feigned disorders - once in hospital - individuals acted normally - but behaviours construed as fitting the diagnosis anyway






6. 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






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






8. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)






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






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






12. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






14. Parroting






15. 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






16. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






18. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






19. 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






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






21. Imitating gestures of others






22. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






29. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






30. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






33. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






37. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






38. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






41. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Dependence and abuse of various substances






47. 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






48. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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