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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. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






2. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






4. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






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






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






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






8. Psychology taken into community (community centres or schools) rather than individuals go to clinics and universities; emphasizes respect - recognizes logistics that keep needy people from seeking help






9. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes






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






11. Learned helplessness






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






13. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.






14. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






15. 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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16. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






19. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






21. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






22. 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






23. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






24. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others






25. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






26. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






27. 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






28. 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'






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






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






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

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32. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Motor immobility or waxy figure






44. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






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






48. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities






49. 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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50. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger