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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






3. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






4. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






6. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






8. Another person is in love with the individual






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

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






11. 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






12. Schizophrenogenic mother






13. Absence of appropriate emotion






14. 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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15. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect






16. 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;






17. Parroting






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






19. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Anxiety around social or performance situations






25. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






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






29. 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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30. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






32. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders






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






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






35. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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

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






39. 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






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






41. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






43. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






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

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






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






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






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