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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Parasomnias
Martin Seligman
David Rosenhan
Schizophrenia (onset)
2. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
dissociative Identity disorder
Neuroleptic drugs
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Hypochondriasis
3. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Psychological abstracts
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Catalepsy (catatonia)
4. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
Agoraphobia
Insomnia
Elimination disorders
Thomas Szasz
5. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Trichotillomania
pathological gambling
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Avoidant personality disorder
6. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
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7. Absence of appropriate emotion
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Echopraxia (catatonia)
PsycINFO database
Flat affect
8. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud
Schizophrenia (onset)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Conversion disorder
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
9. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Generalized anxiety disorder
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Delirium
Parasomnias
10. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Dependent personality disorder
dissociative Identity disorder
Learning disorders
11. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Residual (schizophrenia)
Somatic delusion
12. 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
pathological gambling
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Dependence
DSM (axes)
13. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
Martin Seligman
Obsession
Depressive realism
Disorganized behaviour
14. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Abuse
Schizotypal personality disorder
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
15. 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
Psychological abstracts
Dementia
Dyssomnias
Tardive dyskinesia
16. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Panic disorder
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Fromm and Reichamn
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
17. 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;
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Schizophrenia (description)
dissociative Identity disorder
Thomas Szasz
18. Frequently treated with anxiolytics
Generalized anxiety disorder
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Delusional disorder
Panic attack
19. Persistent thoughts
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Obsession
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
20. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Paranoid personality disorder
Mental retardation
Obsession
Tardive dyskinesia
21. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions
Shared psychotic disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
PsycINFO database
22. 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
Elimination disorders
DSM (description & history)
Negative symptoms
Schizophrenogenic mother
23. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic
Primary prevention
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
American Psychologist
Schizophrenogenic mother
24. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Bipolar disorder
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Fromm and Reichamn
25. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Trichotillomania
Wernicke'S syndrome
Shared psychotic disorder
Phobia
26. Cognitive problems (memory - spatial tasks - or language) that result from a medical condition; may be result of Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S - Huntington'S - or Pick'S disease
Parkinson'S
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Tay-Sachs disease
Dementia
27. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Flat affect
Alzheimer'S disease
28. Irresistible impulse to set fires
Amnesia
Schizophrenia (onset)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
pyromania
29. Studies biological - behavioural and social impacts on health and illness; Important finding: increased stress leads to higher likelihood of sickness - social support is associated with better health outcomes
Bipolar disorder
Pick'S disease
Psychological Bulletin
Health psychology
30. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
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31. Parroting
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Schizoaffective disorder
David Rosenhan
Echolalia (catatonia)
32. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Schizophrenia (types)
dopamine
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
33. Imitating gestures of others
Hypersomnia
pathological gambling
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Generalized anxiety disorder
34. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any
Narcissistic personality disorder
Schizophrenogenic mother
Residual (schizophrenia)
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
35. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Echolalia (catatonia)
Learning disorders
Borderline personality disorder
36. Most common cause of mental retardation - results from trisomy of chromosome 21; older women have a greater chance of having a baby with Down syndrome
anterograde amnesia
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Down syndrome
Mental retardation
37. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Manic symptoms
Shared psychotic disorder
Bulimia nervosa
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
38. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Parasomnias
39. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Life event stress
Cretinism
40. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Developmental disorders
Primary prevention
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
diathesis-stress theory
41. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Bipolar disorder
Shared psychotic disorder
Narcolepsy
42. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Schizophrenia (description)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Fromm and Reichamn
43. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
Fromm and Reichamn
Alzheimer'S disease
Disorganized behaviour
Huntington'S disease
44. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma
Dysthymic disorder
anterograde amnesia
Fugue
Nightmare
45. Perhaps use of neologisms
Social phobia
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Obsession
Grandiose delusion
46. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Culturally competent interventions
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Echolalia (catatonia)
47. 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
Culturally competent interventions
Confabulations
Schizoid personality disorder
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
48. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Obsession
Shared psychotic disorder
Tic disorders
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;
Negative symptoms
Major depressive disorder
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
50. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Avoidant personality disorder
Schizophrenia (onset)
Dependence
Alzheimer'S disease