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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. Anxiety around social or performance situations






5. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






6. Imitating gestures of others






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






8. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism






9. Irresistble impulse to gamble






10. 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






11. Learned helplessness






12. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






14. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






17. Treatment/prevention programs that recognize and tailor to cultural differences; therapists beginning to be trained in customs and norms of various cultures to minimize Eurocentric bias and assumptions






18. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






19. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






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






21. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual






22. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






23. Persistent thoughts






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






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






26. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






29. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






30. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






31. Schizophrenogenic mother






32. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness






33. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






34. 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






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






37. One has special talent or status






38. 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






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






40. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality

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41. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






47. 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






48. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






49. Depressive episode by depressed mood - loss of interests - changes in weight or sleep - low energy - feelings of worthlessness - or thoughts of death; symptoms are present nearly every day for at least two weeks; females 2x likelier to be diagnosed;






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