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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. 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






5. Persistent thoughts






6. 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






7. 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






8. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






9. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






11. Parroting






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






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






14. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






15. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






16. 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






17. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






18. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






20. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






21. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






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






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






25. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity

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






27. Imitating gestures of others






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

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






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






31. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






33. Excessive sleepiness






34. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






36. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






39. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






46. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






49. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews






50. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders







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