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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






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






5. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






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






9. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






11. Parroting






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






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






14. Indicated by psychomotor disturbance such as catalepsy - excessive motor activity - prominent posturing - echolalia - echopraxia






15. 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'






16. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






17. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






19. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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

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22. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect






23. Erroneous or distorted thinking






24. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






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. 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






28. 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






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






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






31. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






32. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






34. 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






35. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






37. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






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






41. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






42. 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






43. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






44. 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






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






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






47. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






49. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






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