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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






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






3. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






4. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






5. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function






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






7. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






8. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






9. 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






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






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






12. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






13. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






14. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






16. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






17. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion






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






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






20. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






22. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






23. 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






24. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






25. Irresistible impulse to set fires






26. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention






27. 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;






28. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






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






32. Irresistible impulse to steal






33. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






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






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






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






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






38. Anxiety around social or performance situations






39. 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






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






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

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42. Another person is in love with the individual






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






44. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






46. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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

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






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







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