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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






5. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity


6. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






7. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen






8. 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






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






10. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






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






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






13. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement


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






15. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






16. 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






17. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism






18. Imitating gestures of others






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






20. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






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






24. 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






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


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


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






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






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






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






31. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






33. 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;






34. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






35. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






39. Absence of appropriate emotion






40. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem






41. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






43. 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






44. Persistent thoughts






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






50. Inability to recall information relating to trauma