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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






5. Erroneous or distorted thinking






6. Persistent thoughts






7. Irresistible impulse to set fires






8. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive






9. 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






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






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

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12. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






13. 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;






14. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






17. Motor immobility or waxy figure






18. 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






19. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






21. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






24. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






26. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






27. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






29. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






30. 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






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






32. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking






33. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






43. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor






44. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






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






47. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative






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






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






50. Irrational concern about having a serious disease