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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






4. Dependence and abuse of various substances






5. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






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






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






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






11. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






12. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion






13. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






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






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






18. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






19. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






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






22. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






23. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






24. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






25. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour






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






27. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Perhaps use of neologisms






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. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






38. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






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






40. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






41. 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






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






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

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44. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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

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47. 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






48. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






49. Irresistible impulse to steal






50. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)