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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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;






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






3. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity






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






5. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






6. 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






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






8. Parroting






9. 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






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






11. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






12. 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;






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






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






15. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders






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






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






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






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






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






21. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






23. Anxiety around social or performance situations






24. Imitating gestures of others






25. Irresistible impulse to set fires






26. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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

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28. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






29. Irresistible impulse to steal






30. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






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






32. 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






33. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






34. Psychology taken into community (community centres or schools) rather than individuals go to clinics and universities; emphasizes respect - recognizes logistics that keep needy people from seeking help






35. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






36. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






37. 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






38. 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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39. Irresistble impulse to gamble






40. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






42. One has special talent or status






43. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative






44. Learned helplessness






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






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






47. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






48. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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