Test your basic knowledge |

GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2

Subjects : gre, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






2. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






3. Erroneous or distorted thinking






4. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery






5. Schizophrenogenic mother






6. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






7. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity






8. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)






9. Anxiety around social or performance situations






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






11. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic






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






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






14. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






17. Parroting






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






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






20. 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;






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






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






23. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive






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






25. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






26. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic






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






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






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






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






31. Irresistible impulse to set fires






32. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder






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






34. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode






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






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






37. 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






38. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome






39. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa






40. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






44. 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






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






46. Irresistble impulse to gamble






47. 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






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






49. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual






50. Difficulty falling/staying asleep