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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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;






2. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






3. 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






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






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






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

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






9. Absence of appropriate emotion






10. 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






11. Perhaps use of neologisms






12. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






13. 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






14. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






16. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






17. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






18. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






19. 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;






20. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






26. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






28. Excessive sleepiness






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






30. 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






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






32. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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

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






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






37. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities






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






39. Persistent thoughts






40. 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






41. Another person is in love with the individual






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Parroting






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







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