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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. Schizophrenogenic mother






2. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






4. 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






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






6. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror






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


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






9. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






11. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour






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






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






14. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Parroting






22. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






24. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






26. Persistent thoughts






27. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)






28. Anxiety around social or performance situations






29. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative






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






31. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






32. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






34. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






35. Indicated by psychomotor disturbance such as catalepsy - excessive motor activity - prominent posturing - echolalia - echopraxia






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






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






38. 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






39. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






42. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






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






45. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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


47. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






48. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






49. One has special talent or status






50. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking