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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Imitating gestures of others






3. 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






4. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






6. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






8. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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9. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






10. Schizophrenogenic mother






11. Irresistible impulse to steal






12. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






13. 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






14. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






15. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






17. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






18. 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






19. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Motor immobility or waxy figure






26. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






27. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity






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






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






30. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic






31. Irresistble impulse to gamble






32. Dependence and abuse of various substances






33. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






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






36. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






37. Parroting






38. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






50. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)