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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Reactive schizophrenia
anterograde amnesia
Abuse
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
2. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems
diathesis-stress theory
Life event stress
Hypersomnia
Pick'S disease
3. Dependence and abuse of various substances
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Somatic delusion
4. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Hypersomnia
Bulimia nervosa
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Dependent personality disorder
5. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any
Negative symptoms
Residual (schizophrenia)
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Psychological Bulletin
6. 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
Delirium
dissociative Identity disorder
Parkinson'S
7. Characterized by obsessions or compulsions that are time-consuming - distressing - and disruptive; typical obsessions might be about locking the door - or becoming contaminated; typical compulsions might be checking behaviour - counting - or hand was
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
dissociative Identity disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Hypersomnia
8. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion
Schizoid personality disorder
Primary prevention
Delusional disorder
Paranoid personality disorder
9. 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;
Schizotypal personality disorder
Tardive dyskinesia
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Major depressive disorder
10. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Disorganized behaviour
Dependence
Parkinson'S
Delusions
11. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Agoraphobia
Tay-Sachs disease
Kleptomania
12. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
Alzheimer'S disease
Parasomnias
Amnesia
Dysthymic disorder
13. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
Social phobia
Schizophrenia (etiology)
American Psychologist
Parkinson'S
14. Frequently treated with anxiolytics
Dependent personality disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
American Psychologist
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
15. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
David Rosenhan
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Delusions
Panic disorder
16. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention
Specific phobia
Health psychology
compulsion
Factitious disorder (group 9)
17. From vitamin B deficiency - loss of memory and orientation - often make up confabulations - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
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18. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Fugue
Tic disorders
Developmental disorders
19. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Wernicke'S syndrome
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
20. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Mental retardation
Sleep terror
Korsakoff'S syndrome
21. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Bipolar disorder
Conversion disorder
22. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Histrionic personality disorder
Negative symptoms
23. Schizophrenogenic mother
Fromm and Reichamn
David Rosenhan
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Depressive realism
24. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Shared psychotic disorder
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Flat affect
25. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Reactive depression
Panic disorder
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
26. 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
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Abuse
Agoraphobia
27. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)
Specific phobia
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Parasomnias
Neuroleptic drugs
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
Delirium
Elimination disorders
Learning disorders
29. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start
Primary prevention
Delirium
Sleep terror
Psychological abstracts
30. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma
Culturally competent interventions
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Conversion disorder
retrograde amnesia
31. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms
Narcolepsy
Social phobia
Amphetamines
Klinefelter'S syndrome
32. Imitating gestures of others
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Conversion disorder
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Klinefelter'S syndrome
33. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Schizoaffective disorder
Thomas Szasz
dissociative Identity disorder
34. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Delirium
Tay-Sachs disease
Flat affect
35. 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)
Narcolepsy
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Elimination disorders
36. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Schizoaffective disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Health psychology
37. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
PsycINFO database
Thomas Szasz
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
38. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Nightmare
Major depressive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
39. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Sleep terror
Reactive schizophrenia
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Dependence
40. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Amnesia
Nightmare
Schizotypal personality disorder
diathesis-stress theory
41. 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'
Residual (schizophrenia)
American Psychology Association (APA)
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
42. Learned helplessness
Martin Seligman
Mental retardation
Tay-Sachs disease
pathological gambling
43. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Avoidant personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
Dependent personality disorder
44. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Insomnia
Fugue
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Neuroleptic drugs
45. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
Fromm and Reichamn
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Thomas Szasz
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
46. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Social phobia
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Disorganized behaviour
47. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
Elimination disorders
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Fugue
Developmental disorders
48. One has special talent or status
Grandiose delusion
Health psychology
Phobia
Schizophrenia (etiology)
49. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Residual (schizophrenia)
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
50. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
DSM (description & history)
Borderline personality disorder
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)