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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. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






4. Persistent thoughts






5. Excessive sleepiness






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






7. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






8. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






9. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






10. 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;






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity

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






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






19. Anxiety around social or performance situations






20. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






22. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






24. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






26. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






28. 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






29. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






30. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






31. A component of many different anxiety disorders - lasts for a discrete period of time often <10 min; overwhelming feelings of danger or need to escape - expressed as an intense fear of dying or 'going crazy'; accompanied by sweating - trembling - pou






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






41. Parroting






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

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43. 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






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






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






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






47. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






49. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






50. Irresistble impulse to gamble