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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






2. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






3. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






6. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






7. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






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






11. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






12. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






13. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






14. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






20. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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


23. Parroting






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






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






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






27. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority






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


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






30. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






32. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






33. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






34. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror






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






36. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






37. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






40. Anxiety around social or performance situations






41. 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






42. 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






43. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






44. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






46. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






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






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






49. Learned helplessness






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