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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. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






2. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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

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5. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






6. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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

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






10. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






11. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






12. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






13. Another person is in love with the individual






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






15. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






16. 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






17. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






18. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






19. Imitating gestures of others






20. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






21. 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






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






23. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






24. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






26. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






28. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any






29. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






30. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






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






45. Parroting






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. Learned helplessness