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






2. One has special talent or status






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






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






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






6. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






14. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






15. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






16. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






17. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






18. 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;






19. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






20. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






28. Dependence and abuse of various substances






29. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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

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31. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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

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






34. Excessive sleepiness






35. Persistent thoughts






36. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion






37. Irresistible impulse to set fires






38. Irresistible impulse to steal






39. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start






40. 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






41. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






44. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






45. Parroting






46. Another person is in love with the individual






47. Erroneous or distorted thinking






48. 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






49. 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






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