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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Panic disorder
Thomas Szasz
Schizophrenogenic mother
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
2. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Alzheimer'S disease
Stanley Hall
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Health psychology
3. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Histrionic personality disorder
Life event stress
Elimination disorders
4. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Echolalia (catatonia)
Hypochondriasis
Parasomnias
Paranoid personality disorder
5. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Borderline personality disorder
Narcolepsy
Somatic delusion
Huntington'S disease
6. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Panic disorder
Tic disorders
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
7. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity
Erotomanic delusion
Anorexia nervosa
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Negative symptoms
8. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
DSM (description & history)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
9. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Dysthymic disorder
10. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Neuroleptic drugs
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
pyromania
Martin Seligman
11. One has special talent or status
Life event stress
Grandiose delusion
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Schizophrenia (description)
12. 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;
Kleptomania
American Psychologist
Delusional disorder
Major depressive disorder
13. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
Parkinson'S
Negative symptoms
Anorexia nervosa
pathological gambling
14. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Obsession
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Mental retardation
15. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Conversion disorder
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Disorganized behaviour
Delusional disorder
16. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Parkinson'S
Disorganized behaviour
Hypochondriasis
17. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Hypersomnia
Phobia
Delusions
18. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
pathological gambling
anterograde amnesia
Culturally competent interventions
Schizophrenia (description)
19. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Tardive dyskinesia
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Agoraphobia
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
20. Parroting
American Psychology Association (APA)
Echolalia (catatonia)
Insomnia
Depressive realism
21. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Tic disorders
DSM (description & history)
Amnesia
Delusions
22. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Sleep terror
diathesis-stress theory
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
23. 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
Health psychology
Generalized anxiety disorder
Amphetamines
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
24. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Antisocial
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Neuroleptic drugs
Confabulations
25. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Manic symptoms
Culturally competent interventions
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
26. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Histrionic personality disorder
Neuroleptic drugs
27. Imitating gestures of others
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Neuroleptic drugs
Process schizophrenia
Echopraxia (catatonia)
28. 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
Panic attack
Martin Seligman
Alzheimer'S disease
29. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Manic symptoms
Generalized anxiety disorder
Nightmare
30. Indicated by psychomotor disturbance such as catalepsy - excessive motor activity - prominent posturing - echolalia - echopraxia
Dementia
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
31. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Developmental disorders
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
32. 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
David Rosenhan
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Down syndrome
33. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Elimination disorders
Schizophrenia (types)
Residual (schizophrenia)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
34. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism
Histrionic personality disorder
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Obsession
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
35. Hall; founded 1892; governing body of psychology; purpose to 'advance psychology as a science - as a profession - and as a means of promoting human welfare'
American Psychology Association (APA)
anterograde amnesia
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Schizoaffective disorder
36. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Manic symptoms
Schizotypal personality disorder
37. 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
Nightmare
Alzheimer'S disease
Anorexia nervosa
Agoraphobia
38. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia
dopamine
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Delusional disorder
pyromania
39. Made up events to fill in memory gaps
Residual (schizophrenia)
Reactive depression
Confabulations
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
40. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Reactive schizophrenia
Pick'S disease
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
PsycINFO database
41. Irresistible impulse to set fires
Borderline personality disorder
Huntington'S disease
pyromania
Anorexia nervosa
42. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
Anorexia nervosa
Delusional disorder
American Psychologist
Panic disorder
43. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
PsycINFO database
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Manic symptoms
Amphetamines
44. 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)
Insomnia
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
45. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic
Schizophrenia (description)
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Delusional disorder
46. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Hypochondriasis
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Specific phobia
47. 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
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Panic attack
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Schizotypal personality disorder
48. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Amphetamines
Learning disorders
Hypochondriasis
Social phobia
49. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Confabulations
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
50. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Life event stress
Antisocial