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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






4. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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

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6. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






8. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start






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






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






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






12. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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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20. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






22. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






30. Another person is in love with the individual






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

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32. 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






33. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)






34. 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






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






36. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania






37. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






38. Excessive sleepiness






39. 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






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






41. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






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






45. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






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






49. Imitating gestures of others






50. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)