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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






4. 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






5. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






7. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative






8. 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






9. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






21. One has special talent or status






22. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






23. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others






24. Persistent thoughts






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






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






28. 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'






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






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






31. 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;






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






36. Studies biological - behavioural and social impacts on health and illness; Important finding: increased stress leads to higher likelihood of sickness - social support is associated with better health outcomes






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






38. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






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






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

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44. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






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






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






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






50. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity