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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






3. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






4. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






5. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






7. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






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






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






10. Learned helplessness






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






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






13. Perhaps use of neologisms






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


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






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


17. 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






18. 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






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






20. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






23. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






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






27. Irresistible impulse to set fires






28. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






29. Erroneous or distorted thinking






30. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






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






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






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






36. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions






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






38. 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






39. Persistent thoughts






40. 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






41. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Motor immobility or waxy figure






47. 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






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






49. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






50. Irresistble impulse to gamble