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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Alzheimer'S disease
Schizotypal personality disorder
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
2. A component of many different anxiety disorders - lasts for a discrete period of time often <10 min; overwhelming feelings of danger or need to escape - expressed as an intense fear of dying or 'going crazy'; accompanied by sweating - trembling - pou
David Rosenhan
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Panic attack
3. 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
Psychological abstracts
dopamine
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Community psychology
4. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Delusional disorder
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Tic disorders
Kleptomania
5. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
Thomas Szasz
Learning disorders
Trichotillomania
Echopraxia (catatonia)
6. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Schizophrenia (types)
Sleep terror
Parasomnias
7. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)
Developmental disorders
Tay-Sachs disease
Tic disorders
Culturally competent interventions
8. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Manic symptoms
Depressive realism
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
9. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Alzheimer'S disease
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
10. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Antisocial
Neuroleptic drugs
Wernicke'S syndrome
Agoraphobia
11. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic
Residual (schizophrenia)
Trichotillomania
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
12. Irresistible impulse to set fires
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
pyromania
Insomnia
Nightmare
13. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders
Mental retardation
Schizophrenogenic mother
Bipolar disorder
Paranoid personality disorder
14. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Kleptomania
Dyssomnias
15. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Insomnia
Abuse
David Rosenhan
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
16. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic
PsycINFO database
Parkinson'S
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenogenic mother
17. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Schizophrenia (description)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Parasomnias
Pick'S disease
18. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Fugue
Insomnia
Neuroleptic drugs
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
19. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Trichotillomania
20. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
pyromania
Wernicke'S syndrome
Developmental disorders
21. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Tic disorders
pathological gambling
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Paranoid personality disorder
22. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying
pyromania
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Sleep terror
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
23. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Fromm and Reichamn
pyromania
Schizoid personality disorder
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
24. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders
pyromania
compulsion
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
25. 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
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Obsession
Primary prevention
26. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Generalized anxiety disorder
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
27. 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
Insomnia
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Disorganized behaviour
28. Imitating gestures of others
Echopraxia (catatonia)
pathological gambling
Factitious disorder (group 9)
compulsion
29. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Panic attack
David Rosenhan
Delirium
30. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Mental retardation
Stanley Hall
Dependent personality disorder
31. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Mental retardation
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
32. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)
Culturally competent interventions
Manic symptoms
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Stanley Hall
33. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Dementia
Reactive depression
Schizophrenia (description)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
34. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Dependent personality disorder
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
35. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type
Mental retardation
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Avoidant personality disorder
Klinefelter'S syndrome
36. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Flat affect
Echolalia (catatonia)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
37. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Nightmare
Borderline personality disorder
Disorganized behaviour
38. 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
Health psychology
Cretinism
Anorexia nervosa
Catalepsy (catatonia)
39. Absence of appropriate emotion
Social phobia
Flat affect
Elimination disorders
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
40. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Parasomnias
Schizophrenia (etiology)
pathological gambling
41. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Social phobia
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Reactive schizophrenia
42. Dependence and abuse of various substances
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Echolalia (catatonia)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Trichotillomania
43. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Process schizophrenia
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Delirium
44. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Shared psychotic disorder
Tardive dyskinesia
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Neuroleptic drugs
45. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning
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46. 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
Bipolar disorder
Agoraphobia
Insomnia
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
47. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Neuroleptic drugs
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
pathological gambling
48. 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'
American Psychology Association (APA)
Delirium
Dyssomnias
Nightmare
49. Irresistible impulse to steal
Process schizophrenia
Reactive depression
Kleptomania
Narcissistic personality disorder
50. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
Conversion disorder
David Rosenhan
Social phobia
Reactive depression
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