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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

Subjects : gre, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






2. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority






3. Irresistible impulse to steal






4. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






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

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7. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






9. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






10. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






11. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






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






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






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






16. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






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






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






21. One has special talent or status






22. 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






23. Excessive sleepiness






24. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






25. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






26. Absence of appropriate emotion






27. 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






28. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






30. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






31. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






32. Parroting






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






34. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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

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






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






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






39. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






41. Imitating gestures of others






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






43. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






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






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






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






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






49. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)






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