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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Parroting






2. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






3. Motor immobility or waxy figure






4. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






6. 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






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






8. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






10. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






11. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






13. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






16. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






27. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






28. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






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






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






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






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






33. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






34. 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






35. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






36. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Anxiety around social or performance situations






43. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






47. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






49. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






50. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa