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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






2. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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






4. 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






5. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






7. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)






8. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






11. One has special talent or status






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






13. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






22. 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






23. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






24. 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






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






26. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






28. 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






29. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






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






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






34. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






35. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






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






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






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






40. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






41. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






43. 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






44. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






46. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






48. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






50. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality

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