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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Perhaps use of neologisms






2. 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






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


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






5. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






7. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Parroting






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






18. Anxiety around social or performance situations






19. Excessive sleepiness






20. Irresistble impulse to gamble






21. Psychology taken into community (community centres or schools) rather than individuals go to clinics and universities; emphasizes respect - recognizes logistics that keep needy people from seeking help






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






23. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






25. Motor immobility or waxy figure






26. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






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


30. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






31. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode






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






33. 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






34. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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