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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. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






2. Irresistible impulse to steal






3. 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






4. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews






5. 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






6. 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






7. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






8. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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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21. 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






22. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






24. Excessive sleepiness






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






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






27. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others






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






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






30. 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






31. Anxiety around social or performance situations






32. 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;






33. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






35. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






36. 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






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






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






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






40. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen






41. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






43. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






44. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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

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46. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






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






49. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






50. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was