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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






5. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor






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






7. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Perhaps use of neologisms






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

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20. Schizophrenogenic mother






21. 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






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






23. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






24. Learned helplessness






25. 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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26. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






27. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






29. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others






30. Persistent thoughts






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






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






33. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






35. 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






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

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






38. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






41. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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

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






44. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






45. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem






46. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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

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






49. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






50. Another person is in love with the individual