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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. 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;






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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


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






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






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






10. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






12. Parroting






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






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






15. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






16. Absence of appropriate emotion






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






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






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






20. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






22. Another person is in love with the individual






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






24. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






25. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking


26. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






27. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






37. 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






38. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






39. Schizophrenogenic mother






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






47. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






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






50. 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