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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. Irresistble impulse to gamble






2. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






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






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






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






8. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






9. 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;






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






11. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






12. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






14. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity

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






16. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






18. Imitating gestures of others






19. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)






20. Motor immobility or waxy figure






21. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






23. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






25. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






26. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






27. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






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






35. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






37. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






38. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






39. 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






40. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder






41. One has special talent or status






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






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






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






45. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






47. Dependence and abuse of various substances






48. 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






49. Learned helplessness






50. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing