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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. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






2. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






3. 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






4. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking






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






6. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






7. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy






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

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






10. Imitating gestures of others






11. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem






12. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






13. Schizophrenogenic mother






14. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






16. One has special talent or status






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






18. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






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






21. Learned helplessness






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






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






24. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






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






27. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






28. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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

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






32. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






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






36. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






37. 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






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






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






40. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






43. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






44. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






45. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






47. Anxiety around social or performance situations






48. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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