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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






5. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






8. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






9. 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;






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






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






12. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






14. 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






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






16. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






18. 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






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






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

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21. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






22. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






36. Psychology taken into community (community centres or schools) rather than individuals go to clinics and universities; emphasizes respect - recognizes logistics that keep needy people from seeking help






37. Excessive sleepiness






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

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39. 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






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






41. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






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






45. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






47. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






49. Learned helplessness






50. Erroneous or distorted thinking







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