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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






3. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






4. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






5. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






6. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






7. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






8. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






10. 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;






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






12. 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;






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






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






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






16. One has special talent or status






17. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. Parroting






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






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






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






27. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






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






29. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






31. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






32. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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


34. 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






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






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


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






38. Another person is in love with the individual






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






40. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






41. Dependence and abuse of various substances






42. Treatment/prevention programs that recognize and tailor to cultural differences; therapists beginning to be trained in customs and norms of various cultures to minimize Eurocentric bias and assumptions






43. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






45. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning


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






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






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






49. Schizophrenogenic mother






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