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






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






3. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion






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






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






6. Persistent thoughts






7. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery






8. Dependence and abuse of various substances






9. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






11. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






12. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;






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






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






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






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






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






18. Irresistible impulse to steal






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






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






21. Perhaps use of neologisms






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






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






24. 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






25. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations






26. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Motor immobility or waxy figure






33. Index published by APA - found at most major libraries; montly compilation of 'nonevaluative summaries of the world'S literature in psychology'; in each issue - article abstracts arranged by topic; hardcopy version of PsycINFO






34. Absence of appropriate emotion






35. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology






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






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






38. Anxiety around social or performance situations






39. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities






40. Mental disorders - diagnostic criteria - official numerical codes - first published 1952 - for clinical - research and educational use; 4th edition 1994 - text revision 2000 - DSM V 2012






41. Another person is in love with the individual






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

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






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






45. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts






46. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others






47. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






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






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






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