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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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'






2. Persistent thoughts






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






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






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






6. Cognitive problems (memory - spatial tasks - or language) that result from a medical condition; may be result of Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S - Huntington'S - or Pick'S disease






7. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






9. Absence of appropriate emotion






10. 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






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

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






13. 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;






14. Parroting






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






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






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

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






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






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

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21. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






22. 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






23. Motor immobility or waxy figure






24. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






33. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






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






37. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






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






41. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






43. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






45. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






48. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders






49. A component of many different anxiety disorders - lasts for a discrete period of time often <10 min; overwhelming feelings of danger or need to escape - expressed as an intense fear of dying or 'going crazy'; accompanied by sweating - trembling - pou






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