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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. 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






2. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






3. Parroting






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






5. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






7. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






8. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






10. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






11. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






12. 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






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






14. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






15. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






17. Absence of appropriate emotion






18. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






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






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






22. Imitating gestures of others






23. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






24. Excessive sleepiness






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






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


27. 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






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






30. Learned helplessness






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






32. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






33. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






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






35. Irresistble impulse to gamble






36. Dependence and abuse of various substances






37. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking






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


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






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






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






42. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






44. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






45. Schizophrenogenic mother






46. Persistent thoughts






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






48. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms






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






50. Erroneous or distorted thinking