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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. 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






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






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






5. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






8. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






9. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






10. 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;






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






12. Learned helplessness






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






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






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

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16. 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






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

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






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






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






21. Perhaps use of neologisms






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. 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'






26. 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






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






28. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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

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






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






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






33. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Absence of appropriate emotion






40. 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;






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






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






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






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

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45. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






46. Erroneous or distorted thinking






47. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






49. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






50. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal







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