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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






8. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






10. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes






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






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






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






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






15. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






22. 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;






23. 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






24. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






26. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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

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28. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






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






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






32. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






34. Erroneous or distorted thinking






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






46. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






47. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






48. One has special talent or status






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






50. Persistent thoughts