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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Irresistble impulse to gamble
Stanley Hall
Kleptomania
pathological gambling
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
2. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Amnesia
Schizotypal personality disorder
Community psychology
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
3. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma
Generalized anxiety disorder
anterograde amnesia
Avoidant personality disorder
Schizophrenia (description)
4. 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
Stanley Hall
Disorganized behaviour
Trichotillomania
DSM (description & history)
5. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Anorexia nervosa
Schizophrenia (types)
6. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Pick'S disease
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Negative symptoms
Panic disorder
7. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Culturally competent interventions
Alzheimer'S disease
retrograde amnesia
8. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions
Schizoid personality disorder
Reactive depression
Paranoid personality disorder
Shared psychotic disorder
9. 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
Mental retardation
Down syndrome
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Primary prevention
10. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Primary prevention
Disorganized behaviour
11. Inability to recall information relating to trauma
diathesis-stress theory
Amnesia
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Paranoid personality disorder
12. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Parasomnias
Insomnia
Dyssomnias
Hypochondriasis
13. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
Panic attack
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Bulimia nervosa
PsycINFO database
14. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Paranoid personality disorder
Delusions
Amnesia
Confabulations
15. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization
Grandiose delusion
David Rosenhan
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
retrograde amnesia
16. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
Tic disorders
Psychological Bulletin
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Disorganized behaviour
17. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others
Anorexia nervosa
Dependent personality disorder
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
18. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Somatic delusion
Martin Seligman
dissociative Identity disorder
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
19. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Manic symptoms
20. 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
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
David Rosenhan
Bulimia nervosa
Obsession
21. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems
Thomas Szasz
Life event stress
retrograde amnesia
Pick'S disease
22. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy
Generalized anxiety disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
retrograde amnesia
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
23. Another person is in love with the individual
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Erotomanic delusion
Hypersomnia
24. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Nightmare
Schizoid personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Cretinism
25. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Paranoid personality disorder
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Specific phobia
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
26. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
27. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity
28. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Conversion disorder
Process schizophrenia
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
29. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Paranoid personality disorder
Insomnia
Fugue
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
30. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority
Tardive dyskinesia
Grandiose delusion
Narcissistic personality disorder
Panic disorder
31. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Sleep terror
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Community psychology
Cretinism
32. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Trichotillomania
pyromania
Narcolepsy
Reactive schizophrenia
33. Exposure to trauma that results in decreased ability to function and recurrent thoughts and anxiety about the incident; often linked to war veterans or victims of violence
Insomnia
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
34. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)
Mental retardation
Alzheimer'S disease
Delirium
Specific phobia
35. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Panic disorder
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
36. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Phobia
Schizoid personality disorder
37. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Trichotillomania
Dyssomnias
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
38. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Depressive realism
Sleep terror
pathological gambling
39. 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)
PsycINFO database
pyromania
Insomnia
40. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Grandiose delusion
American Psychologist
41. Irresistible impulse to set fires
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
pyromania
Community psychology
Antisocial
42. Parroting
Dementia
Echolalia (catatonia)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Narcissistic personality disorder
43. 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
Culturally competent interventions
Panic attack
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Health psychology
44. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders
Shared psychotic disorder
Obsession
Schizotypal personality disorder
Bipolar disorder
45. Schizophrenogenic mother
Fromm and Reichamn
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Disorganized behaviour
Schizophrenia (description)
46. Perhaps use of neologisms
Schizoid personality disorder
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Paranoid personality disorder
47. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Dependent personality disorder
Life event stress
Schizoaffective disorder
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
48. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Erotomanic delusion
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Neuroleptic drugs
Dementia
49. Imitating gestures of others
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Wernicke'S syndrome
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
PsycINFO database
50. 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
Tay-Sachs disease
diathesis-stress theory
Culturally competent interventions
Disorganized (schizophrenia)