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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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1. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






3. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






4. 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






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






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






7. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






8. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






10. Irresistible impulse to set fires






11. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






12. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






14. 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






15. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






18. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Schizophrenogenic mother






32. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Excessive sleepiness






40. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






41. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention






42. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






43. Motor immobility or waxy figure






44. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen