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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. 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
Neuroleptic drugs
Dementia
DSM (axes)
Reactive depression
2. 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
Agoraphobia
Amnesia
Confabulations
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
3. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual
Delirium
Elimination disorders
Schizophrenia (types)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
4. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Borderline personality disorder
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
5. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
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6. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
PsycINFO database
Shared psychotic disorder
Dysthymic disorder
Schizophrenia (types)
7. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Paranoid personality disorder
Schizophrenia (types)
8. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Agoraphobia
Shared psychotic disorder
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
9. 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
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Tay-Sachs disease
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
10. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Paranoid personality disorder
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Dependent personality disorder
11. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Nightmare
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
12. One has special talent or status
Grandiose delusion
Delirium
Dependence
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
13. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder
dissociative Identity disorder
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Shared psychotic disorder
Community psychology
14. 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
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
DSM (description & history)
Antisocial
Narcolepsy
15. 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
Dependent personality disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Cretinism
Grandiose delusion
16. Irresistble impulse to gamble
DSM (description & history)
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Amphetamines
pathological gambling
17. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Depressive realism
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Conversion disorder
18. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Primary prevention
Schizoid personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
19. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity
Anorexia nervosa
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
20. 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
Obsession
Community psychology
Negative symptoms
Parkinson'S
21. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Histrionic personality disorder
Process schizophrenia
DSM (description & history)
Hypochondriasis
22. Perhaps use of neologisms
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Neuroleptic drugs
Anorexia nervosa
Panic attack
23. 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
Health psychology
David Rosenhan
Pick'S disease
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
24. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion
American Psychology Association (APA)
Specific phobia
Shared psychotic disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
25. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
Borderline personality disorder
Psychological Bulletin
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
26. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems
Narcissistic personality disorder
anterograde amnesia
Residual (schizophrenia)
Life event stress
27. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
Tay-Sachs disease
Depressive realism
Amnesia
Post-traumatic stress disorder
28. 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;
Major depressive disorder
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Conversion disorder
Trichotillomania
29. Imitating gestures of others
Learning disorders
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Huntington'S disease
Echopraxia (catatonia)
30. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma
Residual (schizophrenia)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
retrograde amnesia
Primary prevention
31. 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
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
DSM (axes)
Huntington'S disease
Grandiose delusion
32. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Phobia
Panic disorder
compulsion
Catalepsy (catatonia)
33. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations
DSM (description & history)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Fugue
Erotomanic delusion
34. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning
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35. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
Bipolar disorder
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Reactive depression
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
36. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Bipolar disorder
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
37. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Specific phobia
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Sleep terror
38. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Histrionic personality disorder
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Residual (schizophrenia)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
39. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Pick'S disease
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
40. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
pathological gambling
Reactive schizophrenia
Delusional disorder
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
41. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
anterograde amnesia
Fromm and Reichamn
Martin Seligman
42. Made up events to fill in memory gaps
Confabulations
Stanley Hall
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Catalepsy (catatonia)
43. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Health psychology
Schizophrenia (onset)
Nightmare
Fromm and Reichamn
44. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Residual (schizophrenia)
PsycINFO database
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Disorganized behaviour
45. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Erotomanic delusion
American Psychology Association (APA)
diathesis-stress theory
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
46. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Panic attack
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Bulimia nervosa
47. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance
Grandiose delusion
Dependence
Developmental disorders
Bulimia nervosa
48. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Disorganized behaviour
Mental retardation
Cretinism
Wernicke'S syndrome
49. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)
Schizotypal personality disorder
DSM (axes)
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Stanley Hall
50. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Delusions
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Bulimia nervosa
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)