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abnormal psych final

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show syndrome marked by deficits in controlling attention, inhibiting impulses, and organizing behavior to accomplish long-term goals  
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conduct disorder   show
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oppositional defiant disorder   show
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show syndrome of childhood and adolescence marked by the presence of abnormal fear or worry over becoming separated from one's caregiver(s) as well as clinging behaviors in the presence of the caregiver(s)  
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behavioral inhibition   show
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elimination disorders   show
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enuresis   show
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bell and pad method   show
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encopresis   show
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show developmental disorder involving deficits in reading ability  
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show developmental disorder involving deficits in the ability to learn mathematics  
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show developmental disorder involving deficits in the ability to write  
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show disorder involving deficits in the ability to walk, run, or hold on to objects  
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show disorder involving deficits in the ability to express oneself through language  
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mixed receptive-expressive language disorder   show
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show disorder involving the use of speech sounds inappropriate for one's age or dialect  
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show significant problem in speech fluency, often including frequent repetitions of sounds or syllables  
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show developmental disorder marked by significantly subaverage intellectual functioning, as well as deficits (relative to other children) in life skill areas, such as communication, self-care, work, and interpersonal relationships  
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fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)   show
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pervasive developmental disorders   show
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show childhood disorder marked by deficits in social interaction (such as a lack of interest in one's family or other children), communication, and activities and interests (such as engaging in bizarre, repetitive behaviors)  
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Rett's disorder   show
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show pervasive developmental disorder in which children develop normally at first but later show permanent loss of basic skills in social interactions, language, and/or movement  
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show pervasive developmental disorder characterized by deficits in social skills and activities; similar to autism but does not include deficits in language or cognitive skills  
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show habitual and enduring ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that make each person unique  
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show chronic pattern of maladaptive cognition, emotion, and behavior that begins in adolescence or early adulthood and continues into later adulthood  
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show disorders, including paranoid, schizotypal, and shizoid personality disorders, marked by chronic odd and/or inappropriate  
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paranoid personality disorder   show
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show syndrome marked by a chronic lack on interest in and avoidance of interpersonal relationships as well as emotional coldness in interactions with others  
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show chronic pattern of inhibited or inappropriate emotion and social behavior as well as aberrant cognitions and disorganized speech  
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show category including antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality disorders, which are characterized by dramatic and impulsive behaviors that are maladaptive and dangerous  
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show pervasive pattern of criminal, impulsive,callous, and/or ruthless behavior, predicated upon disregard for the rights of others and an absence of respect for social norms  
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psychopathy   show
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serotonin   show
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show functions of the brain that involve the ability to sustain concentration;use abstract reasoning & concept formation; anticipate, plan, program; initiate purposeful behavior; self-monitor;& shift from maladaptive patterns of behavior to more adaptive ones  
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borderline personality disorder   show
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show in object relations theory, phenomenon wherein a person splits conceptions of self and others into either all-good or all-bad categories, neglecting to recognize people's mixed qualities  
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dialectical behavior therapy   show
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show syndrome marked by rapidly shifting moods, unstable relationships, and an intense need for attention and approval, which is sought by means of overly dramatic behavior, deductiveness and dependence  
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narcissistic personality disorder   show
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anxious-fearful personality disorders   show
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avoidant personality disorder   show
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show pervasive selflessness, a need to be cared for, and fear of rejection, which lead to total dependence on and submission to others  
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obsessive-compulsive personality disorder   show
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five-factor model   show
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show state involving a loss of contact with reality as well as an inability to differentiate between reality and one's subjective state  
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show disorder consisting of unreal or disorganized thoughts and perceptions as well as verbal, cognitive, and behavioral deficits  
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show in schizophrenia, hallucinations, delusions, and disorganization in thought and behavior (also called Type I symptoms)  
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show in schizophrenia, deficits in functioning that indicate the absence of a capacity present in normal people, such as affective flattening (also called Type II symptoms)  
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show fixed beliefs with no basis of reality  
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show false, persistent belief that one is being pursued by other people  
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show false belief that external events, such as people's actions or natural disasters, relate somehow to oneself  
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grandiose delusions   show
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show beliefs that one's thoughts are being controlled by outside forces  
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hallucinations   show
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auditory hallucinations   show
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visual hallucinations   show
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show perceptions that something is happening to the outside of one's body- for example, that bugs are crawling up one's back  
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somatic hallucinations   show
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formal thought disorder   show
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show speech that is so disorganized that a listener cannot comprehend it  
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show task in which individuals are asked to keep their head still and track a moving object (sometimes referred to as eye tracking); some people with schizophrenia show deficits on this task  
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working memory   show
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show group of disorganized behaviors that reflect an extreme lack of responsiveness to the outside world  
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show state of constant agitation and excitability  
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affective flattening   show
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show deficit in both the quantity of speech and the quality of its expression  
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avolition   show
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show historical name for schizophrenia  
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prodromal symptoms   show
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show in schizophrenia, milder symptoms following an acute phase of schizophrenia but currently has milder and less debilitating symptoms  
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paranoid schizophrenia   show
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disorganized schizophrenia   show
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catatonic schizophrenia   show
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echolalia   show
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show repetitive imitation of another person's movements  
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show diagnosis made when a person experiences schizophrenic symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, but does not meet criteria for paranoid, disorganized, or catatonic schizophrenia  
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residual schizophrenia   show
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enlarged ventricles   show
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prefrontal cortex   show
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perinatal hypoxia   show
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show neurotransmitter in the brain, excess amounts of which have been thought to cause schizophrenia  
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show drugs that reduce the functional level of dopamine in the brain and tend to reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia  
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show subcortical part of the brain involved in cognition and emotion  
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show drugs that seem to be even more effective in treating schizophrenia than phenothiazines without the same neurological side effects; they bind to a different type of dopamine receptor than other neuroleptic drugs  
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show explanation of the effects of the symptoms of schizophrenia on a person's life and the resulting tendency to drift downward in social class, as compared with the person's family or origin  
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show family interaction style in which families are over-involved with each other, are overprotective of the disturbed family member, voice self-sacrificing attitudes to the disturbed family member, and simultaneously are critical, hostile, & resentful of him  
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chlorpromazine   show
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show condition marked by slowed motor activity, a monotonous voice, and an expressionless face, resulting from taking neuroleptic drugs  
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show agitation caused by neuroleptic drugs  
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show neurological disorder marked by involuntary movements of the tongue, face, mouth, or jaw, resulting from taking neuroleptic drugs  
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show conditioned characterized by a deficiency of granulocytes, which are substances produced by the bone marrow and fight infection; 1 to 2 percent of people who take clozapine develop this condition  
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assertive community treatment programs   show
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show purposeful taking of one's own life  
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death seekers   show
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death initiators   show
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show individuals who intend to end their lives but do not believe this means the end of their existence  
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show individuals who are ambivalent about dying and take actions that increase their chances of death but that do not guarantee they will die  
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show acts in which individuals indirectly contribute to their own deaths  
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show suicide committed by people who feel alienated from others and lack social support  
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anomic suicide   show
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altruistic suicide   show
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suicide cluster   show
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show phenomenon in which the suicide of a well-known person is linked to the acceptance of suicide by people who closely identify with that individual  
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show difficulty in controlling behaviors; acting without thinking fast  
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hopelessness   show
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dichotomous thinking   show
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show program that helps people who are highly suicidal and refers them to mental-health professionals  
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show organizations in which suicide crisis intervention is done over the phone  
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dialectical behavior therapy   show
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show killing of another person as an act of mercy  
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