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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

Subjects : gre, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






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






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






11. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma






12. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search






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






14. Psychology taken into community (community centres or schools) rather than individuals go to clinics and universities; emphasizes respect - recognizes logistics that keep needy people from seeking help






15. 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;






16. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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






23. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)






24. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality

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






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






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






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






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






31. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






32. 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;






33. 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






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






35. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25






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






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






38. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






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






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






42. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






48. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






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






50. 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