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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






4. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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






8. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism






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






10. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






11. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






14. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)






15. 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






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






17. Another person is in love with the individual






18. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






20. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






22. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






23. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






25. Anxiety around social or performance situations






26. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






29. 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'






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






31. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






35. 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






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






37. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






38. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






40. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






41. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






46. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






49. Parroting






50. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems