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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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

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4. 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;






5. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






6. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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

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8. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






9. Parroting






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






11. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






13. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






14. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






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






18. Another person is in love with the individual






19. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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

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






23. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






24. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






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






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






27. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






28. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






29. Learned helplessness






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






31. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






37. 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'






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






39. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.






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






41. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






42. Cognitive problems (memory - spatial tasks - or language) that result from a medical condition; may be result of Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S - Huntington'S - or Pick'S disease






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






44. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






45. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






46. 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






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






48. Imitating gestures of others






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