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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority
Somatic delusion
Bipolar disorder
DSM (axes)
Narcissistic personality disorder
2. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
diathesis-stress theory
Confabulations
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Narcolepsy
3. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
American Psychologist
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Parkinson'S
4. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Huntington'S disease
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Schizophrenia (onset)
Schizophrenia (description)
5. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Anorexia nervosa
Histrionic personality disorder
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
6. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning
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7. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
dissociative Identity disorder
Mental retardation
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
pyromania
8. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Developmental disorders
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Schizophrenia (onset)
Dependence
9. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Neuroleptic drugs
Alzheimer'S disease
Insomnia
Flat affect
10. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Fugue
Bipolar disorder
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
11. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Schizophrenogenic mother
Psychological Bulletin
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Process schizophrenia
12. Another person is in love with the individual
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Erotomanic delusion
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
13. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Delusions
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
pathological gambling
14. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Thomas Szasz
Erotomanic delusion
Life event stress
Parasomnias
15. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
anterograde amnesia
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Huntington'S disease
Reactive schizophrenia
16. Persistent thoughts
Obsession
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Parkinson'S
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
17. 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
Community psychology
Mental retardation
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Borderline personality disorder
18. 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
Dependence
Schizoaffective disorder
Hypochondriasis
Catalepsy (catatonia)
19. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive
Specific phobia
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Echolalia (catatonia)
20. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder
PsycINFO database
American Psychologist
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
21. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Life event stress
Learning disorders
22. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Avoidant personality disorder
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Developmental disorders
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
23. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic
Echolalia (catatonia)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Delusional disorder
compulsion
24. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders
Bipolar disorder
Hypersomnia
pyromania
Cretinism
25. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Nightmare
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Panic disorder
Dysthymic disorder
26. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Shared psychotic disorder
Depressive realism
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
27. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Neuroleptic drugs
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Catalepsy (catatonia)
28. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
Flat affect
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
PsycINFO database
Obsession
29. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity
Fugue
Social phobia
Down syndrome
Major depressive disorder
30. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Fromm and Reichamn
Life event stress
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Tic disorders
31. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Social phobia
Avoidant personality disorder
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Delirium
32. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Elimination disorders
Culturally competent interventions
Antisocial
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
33. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
Elimination disorders
Manic symptoms
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Parasomnias
34. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode
Amnesia
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Echolalia (catatonia)
Schizoaffective disorder
35. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Fugue
Wernicke'S syndrome
Dyssomnias
36. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Pick'S disease
Manic symptoms
Flat affect
Tardive dyskinesia
37. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Phobia
Narcolepsy
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Dependence
38. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality
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39. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
American Psychologist
Tardive dyskinesia
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Delusions
40. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
David Rosenhan
DSM (axes)
Major depressive disorder
Somatic delusion
41. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Community psychology
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Insomnia
42. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Delusional disorder
compulsion
Wernicke'S syndrome
43. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Psychological Bulletin
Tay-Sachs disease
Cretinism
Amnesia
44. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Generalized anxiety disorder
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Dependence
45. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
Disorganized behaviour
Schizoaffective disorder
Process schizophrenia
Tardive dyskinesia
46. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
Delusions
Anorexia nervosa
Martin Seligman
Reactive depression
47. 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;
DSM (description & history)
Hypochondriasis
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Major depressive disorder
48. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Life event stress
Narcissistic personality disorder
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Health psychology
49. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
retrograde amnesia
American Psychology Association (APA)
Negative symptoms
Neuroleptic drugs
50. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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