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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. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






2. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






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

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4. 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;






5. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative






6. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






8. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.






9. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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






12. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






13. Perhaps use of neologisms






14. Imitating gestures of others






15. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






17. Absence of appropriate emotion






18. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






19. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






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






24. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






26. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






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






30. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






32. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities






33. 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






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






35. Persistent thoughts






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






37. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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

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






40. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






42. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






43. 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






44. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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

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