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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders
diathesis-stress theory
Bipolar disorder
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
2. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Parasomnias
Schizophrenia (description)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Neuroleptic drugs
3. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
Psychological Bulletin
Somatic delusion
PsycINFO database
Shared psychotic disorder
4. Irresistble impulse to gamble
pathological gambling
Antisocial
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Culturally competent interventions
5. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Panic disorder
Anorexia nervosa
6. Indicated by psychomotor disturbance such as catalepsy - excessive motor activity - prominent posturing - echolalia - echopraxia
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Borderline personality disorder
Delusions
7. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25
Mental retardation
Schizophrenogenic mother
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Tardive dyskinesia
8. 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
DSM (description & history)
Psychological abstracts
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
American Psychologist
9. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing
Life event stress
dopamine
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
10. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic
Delusional disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Disorganized behaviour
Somatic delusion
11. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode
Abuse
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Cretinism
Schizoaffective disorder
12. 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'
Life event stress
DSM (description & history)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
American Psychology Association (APA)
13. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Agoraphobia
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Manic symptoms
Major depressive disorder
14. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Primary prevention
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
15. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Reactive depression
Schizophrenia (onset)
David Rosenhan
16. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.
Mental retardation
Health psychology
Dyssomnias
Parasomnias
17. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Phobia
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Flat affect
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
18. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Delirium
19. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Social phobia
dissociative Identity disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
20. Another person is in love with the individual
Bulimia nervosa
Erotomanic delusion
Hypochondriasis
dissociative Identity disorder
21. 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
DSM (axes)
Schizotypal personality disorder
PsycINFO database
Anorexia nervosa
22. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
Wernicke'S syndrome
Narcissistic personality disorder
pathological gambling
Process schizophrenia
23. 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
Amnesia
Community psychology
PsycINFO database
Flat affect
24. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
pyromania
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Dependence
25. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
David Rosenhan
Specific phobia
Reactive depression
Residual (schizophrenia)
26. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Schizophrenia (onset)
Alzheimer'S disease
Amphetamines
Wernicke'S syndrome
27. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
David Rosenhan
anterograde amnesia
Primary prevention
28. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma
Social phobia
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
retrograde amnesia
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
29. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Psychological Bulletin
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
30. 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
Specific phobia
Psychological abstracts
Obsession
Disorganized behaviour
31. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
David Rosenhan
Paranoid personality disorder
Alzheimer'S disease
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
32. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Process schizophrenia
Schizoid personality disorder
33. 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
Dementia
Dependent personality disorder
Learning disorders
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
34. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Delusions
35. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
Narcolepsy
Learning disorders
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Disorganized behaviour
36. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)
Stanley Hall
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Panic disorder
Catalepsy (catatonia)
37. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)
Antisocial
Borderline personality disorder
Social phobia
Specific phobia
38. Absence of appropriate emotion
Huntington'S disease
Parasomnias
Flat affect
Tic disorders
39. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
PsycINFO database
Reactive schizophrenia
Schizophrenia (types)
Avoidant personality disorder
40. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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41. 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
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
David Rosenhan
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
42. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Conversion disorder
Specific phobia
Residual (schizophrenia)
Neuroleptic drugs
43. Irresistible impulse to steal
Kleptomania
Insomnia
Panic disorder
Fromm and Reichamn
44. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Negative symptoms
Learning disorders
Trichotillomania
Agoraphobia
45. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Erotomanic delusion
Dyssomnias
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Tic disorders
46. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Conversion disorder
Dysthymic disorder
Manic symptoms
47. Learned helplessness
Martin Seligman
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Hypersomnia
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
48. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud
Conversion disorder
Schizophrenia (types)
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Factitious disorder (group 9)
49. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Psychological abstracts
Obsession
Phobia
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
50. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying
Sleep terror
Schizophrenia (onset)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
pathological gambling
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