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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






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






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






4. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






5. 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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6. Absence of appropriate emotion






7. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority






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






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






10. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social






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






12. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)






13. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






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

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21. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






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. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour






26. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






27. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa

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

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29. 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






30. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






32. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






33. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






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






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






38. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






40. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






41. Irresistible impulse to steal






42. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others






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