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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. 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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






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

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12. One has special talent or status






13. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






14. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






16. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






18. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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'






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






26. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder






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






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






29. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






31. Parroting






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

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






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






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






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






37. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa

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38. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






40. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






41. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






42. Perhaps use of neologisms






43. 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






44. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






46. 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






47. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)






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






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






50. Dependence and abuse of various substances