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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking






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






19. Erroneous or distorted thinking






20. Irresistible impulse to steal






21. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






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






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






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






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






26. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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27. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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

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






31. Learned helplessness






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






33. 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






34. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






36. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






38. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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

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41. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






42. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






44. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






46. 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






47. 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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48. 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






49. Motor immobility or waxy figure






50. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts