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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. Learned helplessness






2. One has special talent or status






3. Perhaps use of neologisms






4. 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






5. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






6. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






7. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






8. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






9. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






10. Imitating gestures of others






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






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






13. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






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






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






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






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






20. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






22. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






24. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder






31. Persistent thoughts






32. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






35. Motor immobility or waxy figure






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






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






38. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






40. Made up events to fill in memory gaps






41. Dependence and abuse of various substances






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






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






44. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






45. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






46. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity






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






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






49. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity






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

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