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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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






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






3. Another person is in love with the individual






4. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






6. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance






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






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


9. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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


12. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






13. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






14. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






16. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






17. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






19. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






21. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






22. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






23. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






25. 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






26. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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


28. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






36. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






37. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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


40. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






42. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






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






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






47. Excessive sleepiness






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






49. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






50. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery