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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Absence of appropriate emotion






2. 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






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






4. Another person is in love with the individual






5. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






8. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






10. Persistent thoughts






11. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






13. 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






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






15. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement

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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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

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23. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






24. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






25. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






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






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






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






29. Learned helplessness






30. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






31. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






32. 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






33. Parroting






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






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






36. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






39. 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






40. Irresistble impulse to gamble






41. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






42. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






45. Erroneous or distorted thinking






46. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






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

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48. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






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






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