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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






4. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






5. Anxiety around social or performance situations






6. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






8. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






9. Studied effect of diagnostic labels on perception of behaviour; experiment of normal pseudopatients feigned disorders - once in hospital - individuals acted normally - but behaviours construed as fitting the diagnosis anyway






10. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






11. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






14. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode






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






16. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






17. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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






20. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






22. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






24. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






34. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






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






36. Irresistble impulse to gamble






37. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






38. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






39. Irresistible impulse to steal






40. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






41. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






43. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was






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






45. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






46. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






47. 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






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






49. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa

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