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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. 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;






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






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






5. One has special talent or status






6. Irresistible impulse to set fires






7. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






8. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Anxiety around social or performance situations






14. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






17. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






18. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






19. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






20. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






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






24. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor






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






26. Parroting






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






28. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






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






32. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social






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






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






42. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






43. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






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






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


46. Absence of appropriate emotion






47. Perhaps use of neologisms






48. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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


50. 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