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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

Subjects : gre, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






3. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






5. One has special talent or status






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






7. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






8. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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






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

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12. 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






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






14. 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






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






16. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






17. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






18. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






21. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






23. 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






24. Parroting






25. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






27. Imitating gestures of others






28. 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






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






30. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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

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33. Anxiety around social or performance situations






34. 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






35. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






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






40. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






42. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






43. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






44. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






46. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was






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






48. 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






49. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect






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