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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive






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






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






5. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






6. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity






7. Irresistble impulse to gamble






8. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






17. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






19. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






22. Learned helplessness






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






24. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






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






26. Depressive episode by depressed mood - loss of interests - changes in weight or sleep - low energy - feelings of worthlessness - or thoughts of death; symptoms are present nearly every day for at least two weeks; females 2x likelier to be diagnosed;






27. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






28. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology






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






30. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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

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32. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






34. 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






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

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






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






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






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






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






41. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






42. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






43. Irresistible impulse to set fires






44. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






45. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






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






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






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







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