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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. 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






2. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






3. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Motor immobility or waxy figure






10. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






12. Most common cause of mental retardation - results from trisomy of chromosome 21; older women have a greater chance of having a baby with Down syndrome






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






14. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






16. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






17. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






19. Parroting






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

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21. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






24. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






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

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






29. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






31. Another person is in love with the individual






32. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






33. 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






34. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






35. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






38. 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;






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






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






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






42. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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

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45. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






46. 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






47. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






48. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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