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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

Subjects : gre, psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






2. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders






3. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






12. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






13. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






14. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






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






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






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






20. Irresistible impulse to set fires






21. 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






22. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






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






24. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






26. Excessive sleepiness






27. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive






28. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






31. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






33. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






34. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger






35. 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






36. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem






37. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair






38. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






39. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






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






42. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






44. 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






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






46. Inability to recall information relating to trauma






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






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






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






50. Dependence and abuse of various substances