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






2. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying






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






4. Irrational concern about having a serious disease






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






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






7. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares






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






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






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






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






12. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing






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






14. 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






15. Difficulty falling/staying asleep






16. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type






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






18. 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






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






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. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder






22. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social






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






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






25. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)






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






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






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






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






30. Frequently treated with anxiolytics






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






32. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders






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






34. Persistent thoughts






35. 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






36. Perhaps use of neologisms






37. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud






43. One has special talent or status






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






45. Schizophrenogenic mother






46. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual






47. Studied effect of diagnostic labels on perception of behaviour; experiment of normal pseudopatients feigned disorders - once in hospital - individuals acted normally - but behaviours construed as fitting the diagnosis anyway






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






49. Depressive episode by depressed mood - loss of interests - changes in weight or sleep - low energy - feelings of worthlessness - or thoughts of death; symptoms are present nearly every day for at least two weeks; females 2x likelier to be diagnosed;






50. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests