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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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

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3. Excessive sleepiness






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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;






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






10. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






11. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






12. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was






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






14. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






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






17. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






18. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






19. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






20. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






22. 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;






23. Motor immobility or waxy figure






24. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






26. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






29. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






32. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






34. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






35. 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






36. Another person is in love with the individual






37. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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