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






2. 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






3. One has special talent or status






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






5. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






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






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


10. Multiaxial assessment - across five axes; clinical disorders and other conditions (group 1-15); personality disorders (group 16); General medical conditions; Psychosocial and environmental problems; Global assessment of functioning






11. 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;






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic






19. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)






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






21. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






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






23. Schizophrenogenic mother






24. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






27. Parroting






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






29. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)






30. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism






31. Excessive sleepiness






32. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






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






34. Persistent thoughts






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






36. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity


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






38. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa


39. 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






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






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






42. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






43. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






45. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






47. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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


49. Perhaps use of neologisms






50. Made up events to fill in memory gaps