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






2. One has special talent or status






3. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






4. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






7. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






9. 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






10. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






11. 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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






19. Parroting






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






25. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic






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






27. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






29. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy






30. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






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






33. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






34. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity

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35. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






36. 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;






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia






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






45. Dependence and abuse of various substances






46. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






47. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






48. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






49. Anxiety around social or performance situations






50. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger