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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






4. Perhaps use of neologisms






5. 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






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






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






8. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






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






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






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






12. One has special talent or status






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






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






15. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






16. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






17. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






18. Irresistble impulse to gamble






19. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






21. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






22. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






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






26. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






27. 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;






28. Motor immobility or waxy figure






29. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






31. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






32. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect






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






34. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance






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






36. Psychology taken into community (community centres or schools) rather than individuals go to clinics and universities; emphasizes respect - recognizes logistics that keep needy people from seeking help






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Excessive sleepiness