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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Persistent thoughts






2. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






3. 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






4. 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'






5. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






7. Learned helplessness






8. 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;






9. 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






10. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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

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






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






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






22. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






24. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






25. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Perhaps use of neologisms






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

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






41. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






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






45. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






48. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






49. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






50. 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