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






3. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






4. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






6. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






16. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






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






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






21. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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

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






24. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






26. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






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






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






33. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour






34. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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






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






38. Schizophrenogenic mother






39. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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;






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






47. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






49. Excessive sleepiness






50. Irresistible impulse to steal