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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






3. 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






4. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






6. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






9. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






10. Excessive sleepiness






11. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






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






14. 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;






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






16. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






17. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)






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






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






20. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






23. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






25. Anxiety around social or performance situations






26. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






28. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






31. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






33. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






34. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






36. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






38. 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






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






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


41. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






42. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






43. 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






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






45. 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;






46. 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






47. Irresistible impulse to set fires






48. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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