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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. Excessive sleepiness






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






3. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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

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6. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






8. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics






9. Schizophrenogenic mother






10. Anxiety around social or performance situations






11. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






12. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






16. Imitating gestures of others






17. 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






18. 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






19. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






20. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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

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






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






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






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






26. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)






27. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






28. 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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29. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality






30. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






31. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






32. 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






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






34. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






35. 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






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






37. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






40. Persistent thoughts






41. Dependence and abuse of various substances






42. Irresistible impulse to steal






43. Learned helplessness






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






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






46. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






48. 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






49. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






50. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma