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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Persistent thoughts






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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

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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






16. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders






17. Excessive sleepiness






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






19. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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

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






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






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






24. Exposure to trauma that results in decreased ability to function and recurrent thoughts and anxiety about the incident; often linked to war veterans or victims of violence






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






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






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






28. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






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






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






34. Parroting






35. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






37. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






39. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






40. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






43. Erroneous or distorted thinking






44. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)






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






46. Another person is in love with the individual






47. Learned helplessness






48. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






49. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






50. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery