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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
pyromania
Tardive dyskinesia
Hypochondriasis
Culturally competent interventions
2. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Community psychology
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Hypersomnia
3. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Tic disorders
Bulimia nervosa
Hypochondriasis
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
4. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
diathesis-stress theory
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Narcissistic personality disorder
5. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
DSM (axes)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
6. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Dependent personality disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Dyssomnias
7. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Huntington'S disease
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Major depressive disorder
Insomnia
8. Parroting
Schizophrenia (types)
Conversion disorder
Kleptomania
Echolalia (catatonia)
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;
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Major depressive disorder
Amnesia
Schizotypal personality disorder
10. 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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11. Irresistble impulse to gamble
Major depressive disorder
pathological gambling
Grandiose delusion
Negative symptoms
12. 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
compulsion
Dyssomnias
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Primary prevention
13. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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14. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Trichotillomania
Mental retardation
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Bulimia nervosa
15. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Mental retardation
Specific phobia
16. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Panic disorder
17. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
Developmental disorders
Residual (schizophrenia)
Shared psychotic disorder
Narcolepsy
18. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Developmental disorders
Abuse
Health psychology
19. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Borderline personality disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
Catalepsy (catatonia)
20. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Huntington'S disease
Dependence
Histrionic personality disorder
21. 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
Wernicke'S syndrome
Sleep terror
Social phobia
22. 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
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Phobia
DSM (axes)
Disorganized behaviour
23. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Primary prevention
Conversion disorder
Neuroleptic drugs
Delusions
24. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Echolalia (catatonia)
Stanley Hall
Manic symptoms
dopamine
25. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Psychological Bulletin
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
26. Frequently treated with anxiolytics
Martin Seligman
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
27. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Phobia
Histrionic personality disorder
Delirium
Fromm and Reichamn
28. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority
Hypersomnia
Narcissistic personality disorder
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Antisocial
29. 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)
Dependent personality disorder
Sleep terror
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
30. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
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31. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Mental retardation
Agoraphobia
Tic disorders
anterograde amnesia
32. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Nightmare
Wernicke'S syndrome
Bipolar disorder
33. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Parasomnias
American Psychology Association (APA)
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Paranoid personality disorder
34. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Primary prevention
Antisocial
35. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Thomas Szasz
Specific phobia
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
36. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Fromm and Reichamn
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Abuse
37. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
pyromania
Hypochondriasis
Schizophrenia (onset)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
38. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
American Psychologist
Schizophrenia (description)
Social phobia
Schizoid personality disorder
39. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Huntington'S disease
40. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Parkinson'S
Social phobia
Dementia
Schizoid personality disorder
41. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Social phobia
Trichotillomania
Borderline personality disorder
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
42. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Social phobia
PsycINFO database
Process schizophrenia
Antisocial
43. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Phobia
Huntington'S disease
Depressive realism
Residual (schizophrenia)
44. Learned helplessness
Martin Seligman
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Avoidant personality disorder
American Psychology Association (APA)
45. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Down syndrome
Culturally competent interventions
Schizophrenia (onset)
Community psychology
46. 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
Social phobia
Amnesia
DSM (description & history)
47. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
48. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
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49. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Anorexia nervosa
Fugue
Somatic delusion
50. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Tay-Sachs disease
Echolalia (catatonia)