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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. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






3. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






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






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






8. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






9. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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

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12. Studies biological - behavioural and social impacts on health and illness; Important finding: increased stress leads to higher likelihood of sickness - social support is associated with better health outcomes






13. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






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






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






16. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)






17. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






18. 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






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






20. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






21. 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






22. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






23. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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






26. A component of many different anxiety disorders - lasts for a discrete period of time often <10 min; overwhelming feelings of danger or need to escape - expressed as an intense fear of dying or 'going crazy'; accompanied by sweating - trembling - pou






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






28. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders






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






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






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






32. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa

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






34. Persistent thoughts






35. Irresistible impulse to steal






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

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37. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






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






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






41. 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;






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






43. Anxiety around social or performance situations






44. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






46. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






48. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






49. Learned helplessness






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