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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. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






2. Dependence and abuse of various substances






3. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






4. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






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

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8. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






10. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






11. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity






12. Irresistble impulse to gamble






13. 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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






21. 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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22. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






23. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






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






26. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






27. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






29. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






30. One has special talent or status






31. 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






32. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






33. 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






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






35. Persistent thoughts






36. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






37. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






38. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






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






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