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






2. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






5. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)






6. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Studied effect of diagnostic labels on perception of behaviour; experiment of normal pseudopatients feigned disorders - once in hospital - individuals acted normally - but behaviours construed as fitting the diagnosis anyway






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. 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;






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






16. Parroting






17. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






19. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






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






21. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)






22. Anxiety around social or performance situations






23. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders






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






25. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






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






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






28. Absence of appropriate emotion






29. Schizophrenogenic mother






30. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






39. Erroneous or distorted thinking






40. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






41. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






43. Irresistible impulse to set fires






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






45. Studies biological - behavioural and social impacts on health and illness; Important finding: increased stress leads to higher likelihood of sickness - social support is associated with better health outcomes






46. 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






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






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

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49. 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;






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