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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start






2. Excessive sleepiness






3. Another person is in love with the individual






4. One has special talent or status






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






6. 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






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






8. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






9. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






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






18. Persistent thoughts






19. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania






20. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






21. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






22. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






23. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






25. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






27. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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

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30. 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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31. Irresistible impulse to steal






32. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






35. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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

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






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






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






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






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






42. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






46. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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






50. 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







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