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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. 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






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






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






5. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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6. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology






7. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






8. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






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






12. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






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






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






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






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






18. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






24. 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






25. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






26. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






28. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa

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29. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






31. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






33. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






42. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






45. 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






46. Persistent thoughts






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






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






49. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking






50. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion