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






2. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






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






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






5. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






6. 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;






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






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






9. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






10. 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






11. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






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






13. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






15. 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






16. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






17. Persistent thoughts






18. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization






25. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






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






27. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






28. Irresistble impulse to gamble






29. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






30. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






32. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






35. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking


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






37. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






38. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






39. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking


40. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






43. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






44. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






48. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






49. 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






50. Excessive sleepiness