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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






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






5. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






7. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






13. Irresistible impulse to set fires






14. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






15. Cognitive problems (memory - spatial tasks - or language) that result from a medical condition; may be result of Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S - Huntington'S - or Pick'S disease






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






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

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18. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






21. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






27. Learned helplessness






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






29. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






30. Erroneous or distorted thinking






31. Imitating gestures of others






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






33. 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






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






35. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






36. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






37. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






39. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






40. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






42. Persistent thoughts






43. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour






44. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






46. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders






47. 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






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






49. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function






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






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