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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. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)






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






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






4. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






6. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






7. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






10. Irresistible impulse to set fires






11. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






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






14. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem






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






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






17. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






18. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ






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






20. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






26. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






33. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






34. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






35. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






36. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders






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






38. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement

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






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






41. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






42. 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;






43. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning

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






45. Irresistble impulse to gamble






46. Learned helplessness






47. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






49. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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