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






2. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






5. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders






6. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)






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






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






9. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






10. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






11. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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






13. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






15. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor






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






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






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






19. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






22. 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






23. One has special talent or status






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






25. 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






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

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






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

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29. 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






30. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






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






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






33. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






34. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






35. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






36. Cognitive problems (memory - spatial tasks - or language) that result from a medical condition; may be result of Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S - Huntington'S - or Pick'S disease






37. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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

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39. 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






40. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






43. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






44. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






46. Imitating gestures of others






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






48. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






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






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