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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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


2. Irresistible impulse to set fires






3. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






6. Anxiety around social or performance situations






7. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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


9. Treatment/prevention programs that recognize and tailor to cultural differences; therapists beginning to be trained in customs and norms of various cultures to minimize Eurocentric bias and assumptions






10. Studied effect of diagnostic labels on perception of behaviour; experiment of normal pseudopatients feigned disorders - once in hospital - individuals acted normally - but behaviours construed as fitting the diagnosis anyway






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






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






13. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






20. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)






21. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






22. Excessive sleepiness






23. Persistent thoughts






24. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)






25. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






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






28. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






29. 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






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






31. 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






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


33. 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






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






35. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






37. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism






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






39. 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






40. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






43. 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






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






45. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking






46. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






49. 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






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