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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






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






3. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion






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






5. One has special talent or status






6. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






8. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






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






12. Another person is in love with the individual






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






14. Dependence and abuse of various substances






15. 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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16. Schizophrenogenic mother






17. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






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






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






21. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






23. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






30. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






31. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ






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






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






34. 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






35. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






36. 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






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






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






40. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity






41. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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

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






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






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






46. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






47. Imitating gestures of others






48. 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






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






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