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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking






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






4. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






11. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






12. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






13. 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






14. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






17. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






19. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






26. Excessive sleepiness






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

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






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






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






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






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






33. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive






34. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness






35. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder






36. 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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37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






42. 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;






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






44. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






45. Irresistible impulse to set fires






46. 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






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






48. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)






49. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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







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