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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Motor immobility or waxy figure






2. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






3. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






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






5. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






6. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






8. Parroting






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






18. 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






19. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






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






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






24. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






25. Imitating gestures of others






26. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






27. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)






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






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






30. 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;






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

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






33. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






34. Irresistible impulse to steal






35. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






36. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual






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






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






40. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






41. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






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






43. 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






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

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45. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






48. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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