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






2. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting






3. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






4. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






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






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






7. Irresistble impulse to gamble






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






9. 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






10. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






11. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






12. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






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






14. Dependence and abuse of various substances






15. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'






16. Persistent thoughts






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






18. Motor immobility or waxy figure






19. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning

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






21. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






23. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal






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






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






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






27. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






28. Parroting






29. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated






30. Irresistible impulse to steal






31. 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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32. Erroneous or distorted thinking






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

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






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






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






37. Indicated by psychomotor disturbance such as catalepsy - excessive motor activity - prominent posturing - echolalia - echopraxia






38. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ






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






40. Excessive sleepiness






41. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






43. One has special talent or status






44. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






46. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






47. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






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






50. 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