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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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






7. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions






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






9. 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






10. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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

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






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






15. 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






16. 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;






17. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders






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






19. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






20. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






21. 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






22. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






23. 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






24. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






25. Erroneous or distorted thinking






26. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






27. 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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28. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






31. 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'






32. 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






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






34. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






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






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






40. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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