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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






20. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification






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






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






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






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






25. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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

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






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






29. Excessive sleepiness






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






31. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






32. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy






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






34. Another person is in love with the individual






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

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






37. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism






43. Persistent thoughts






44. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






45. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






47. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






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






49. 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






50. Frequently treated with anxiolytics







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