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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

Subjects : gre, psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)






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. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






4. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






5. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews






6. One has special talent or status






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






16. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was






17. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking

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18. Excessive sleepiness






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

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20. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






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






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






23. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






25. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness






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






27. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






28. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






29. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






31. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency






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






33. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






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






36. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






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






40. Irresistble impulse to gamble






41. Parroting






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






50. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion