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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






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






5. Excessive sleepiness






6. 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






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






8. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






17. Irresistble impulse to gamble






18. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






21. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






22. 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






23. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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






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






28. Irresistible impulse to set fires






29. Parroting






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






31. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






33. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






34. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






42. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror






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






44. Anxiety around social or performance situations






45. 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






46. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






47. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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

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






50. Another person is in love with the individual