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






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






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






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






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






6. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






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






8. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






10. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






11. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






12. Imitating gestures of others






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






15. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






16. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






18. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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


20. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






21. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance






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






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






24. 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






25. Learned helplessness






26. Erroneous or distorted thinking






27. Excessive sleepiness






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






29. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






31. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






32. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






33. 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;






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


35. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






36. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






37. 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;






38. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking


39. 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






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






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






42. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity


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






44. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






46. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement


47. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






48. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






50. 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