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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders






8. 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;






9. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






10. Schizophrenogenic mother






11. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






12. 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






13. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






16. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






25. 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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26. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






32. Another person is in love with the individual






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






34. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






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






36. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests






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






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






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






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






41. 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;






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






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






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






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






46. Parroting






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






48. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






49. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






50. Imitating gestures of others