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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. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






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






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






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






6. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start






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






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






10. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






11. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






13. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia






14. Irresistible impulse to set fires






15. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






17. 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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18. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






20. 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






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






22. Parroting






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






24. 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






25. Learned helplessness






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






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






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






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






30. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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






32. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






33. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






34. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






35. Another person is in love with the individual






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






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. Exposure to trauma that results in decreased ability to function and recurrent thoughts and anxiety about the incident; often linked to war veterans or victims of violence






39. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority






40. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






41. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






42. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






44. Imitating gestures of others






45. Persistent thoughts






46. Index published by APA - found at most major libraries; montly compilation of 'nonevaluative summaries of the world'S literature in psychology'; in each issue - article abstracts arranged by topic; hardcopy version of PsycINFO






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






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






49. One has special talent or status






50. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity