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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. 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






3. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






5. 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






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






7. Indicated by psychomotor disturbance such as catalepsy - excessive motor activity - prominent posturing - echolalia - echopraxia






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






9. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






18. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






20. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






22. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






24. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start






25. Another person is in love with the individual






26. 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






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






28. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






30. 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






31. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






33. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






37. Motor immobility or waxy figure






38. 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






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






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






41. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






42. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






44. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






46. Irresistible impulse to steal






47. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






48. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






49. 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






50. Made up events to fill in memory gaps