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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. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






2. One has special talent or status






3. Learned helplessness






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor






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






13. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






14. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






15. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






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






18. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






19. Parroting






20. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






21. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






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






25. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






27. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






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






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






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






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






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






33. Imitating gestures of others






34. 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






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






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






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. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






45. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






47. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






48. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






49. Irresistible impulse to set fires






50. 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;