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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






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






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






5. 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






6. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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


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






21. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






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






29. Parroting






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






31. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






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






35. Perhaps use of neologisms






36. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






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






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






39. Dependence and abuse of various substances






40. Imitating gestures of others






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






42. Learned helplessness






43. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






44. 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






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






46. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






48. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)






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






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