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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






3. 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






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






5. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






6. Learned helplessness






7. 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'






8. 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






9. Excessive sleepiness






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






11. 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






12. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






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






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






17. 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;






18. 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;






19. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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

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






23. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






27. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






29. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification






30. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






32. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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

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






35. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






37. Persistent thoughts






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

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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






47. 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






48. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic






49. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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