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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






2. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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






5. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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


7. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






9. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






10. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity


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






12. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






14. Anxiety around social or performance situations






15. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






16. 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






17. Another person is in love with the individual






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






19. Parroting






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






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






22. 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;






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






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






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






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






27. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






29. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






30. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






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






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






33. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






35. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






37. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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


39. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






41. 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'






42. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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