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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. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking






2. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






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






6. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






7. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






9. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






11. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






12. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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






15. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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;






25. 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






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






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






28. Another person is in love with the individual






29. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






31. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






32. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders






33. 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






34. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






35. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






36. Excessive sleepiness






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






38. Treatment/prevention programs that recognize and tailor to cultural differences; therapists beginning to be trained in customs and norms of various cultures to minimize Eurocentric bias and assumptions






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






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






41. 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






42. Irresistble impulse to gamble






43. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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