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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Another person is in love with the individual






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






13. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests






14. One has special talent or status






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






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






17. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor






18. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






20. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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






24. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






25. 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






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






27. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Dependence and abuse of various substances






35. 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






36. Parroting






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






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






39. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






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






42. Learned helplessness






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






44. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






47. 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;






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






49. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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

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