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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






7. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






9. 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






10. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






14. Anxiety around social or performance situations






15. Treatment/prevention programs that recognize and tailor to cultural differences; therapists beginning to be trained in customs and norms of various cultures to minimize Eurocentric bias and assumptions






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






17. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)






18. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






19. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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






21. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






23. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






25. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






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






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






29. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






30. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality

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31. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






32. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. Depressive episode by depressed mood - loss of interests - changes in weight or sleep - low energy - feelings of worthlessness - or thoughts of death; symptoms are present nearly every day for at least two weeks; females 2x likelier to be diagnosed;






38. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






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






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






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






44. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






46. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






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






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