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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Most common cause of mental retardation - results from trisomy of chromosome 21; older women have a greater chance of having a baby with Down syndrome
diathesis-stress theory
Echolalia (catatonia)
Down syndrome
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
2. 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
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Dementia
Antisocial
3. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Delirium
Obsession
Abuse
4. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
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5. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Martin Seligman
Mental retardation
6. 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
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Martin Seligman
Abuse
7. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Delirium
Nightmare
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Psychological Bulletin
8. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Schizophrenia (types)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Erotomanic delusion
Flat affect
9. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Narcissistic personality disorder
Antisocial
Cretinism
Tardive dyskinesia
10. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Process schizophrenia
Reactive depression
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
11. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia
dopamine
Hypersomnia
Schizophrenia (types)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
12. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
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13. Dependence and abuse of various substances
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Anorexia nervosa
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
14. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Dependence
Neuroleptic drugs
compulsion
Down syndrome
15. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Pick'S disease
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Dependent personality disorder
Parasomnias
16. Made up events to fill in memory gaps
Paranoid personality disorder
anterograde amnesia
Confabulations
Learning disorders
17. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Dyssomnias
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
18. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Schizophrenia (description)
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Primary prevention
19. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Conversion disorder
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
20. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
Process schizophrenia
Disorganized behaviour
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Nightmare
21. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Reactive schizophrenia
Hypochondriasis
Schizophrenogenic mother
Psychological Bulletin
22. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Life event stress
Narcissistic personality disorder
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
23. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Schizophrenia (onset)
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Trichotillomania
24. 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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25. Irresistble impulse to gamble
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Hypochondriasis
Panic disorder
pathological gambling
26. 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
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Shared psychotic disorder
Community psychology
Histrionic personality disorder
27. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity
Fugue
Life event stress
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
28. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma
Martin Seligman
Kleptomania
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
retrograde amnesia
29. Another person is in love with the individual
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Erotomanic delusion
Amnesia
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
30. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Schizophrenia (description)
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Hypochondriasis
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
31. 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
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Process schizophrenia
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
32. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
anterograde amnesia
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychological Bulletin
Schizophrenia (etiology)
33. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
Stanley Hall
dopamine
Confabulations
American Psychologist
34. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Schizophrenia (types)
pyromania
Confabulations
35. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Hypersomnia
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Disorganized behaviour
36. 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
Tardive dyskinesia
Primary prevention
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Schizophrenia (onset)
37. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Tardive dyskinesia
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Insomnia
Dependence
38. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder
Thomas Szasz
dissociative Identity disorder
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
39. 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
Major depressive disorder
Health psychology
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
40. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
Specific phobia
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
PsycINFO database
Bulimia nervosa
41. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Dependent personality disorder
Tic disorders
Somatic delusion
Abuse
42. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive
Schizophrenia (description)
Dementia
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
43. Male with one Y and 2 X chromosomes - hypogonadism and reduced fertility; other physical and behavioural differences and problems with varying severity
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44. 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)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Nightmare
45. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
Kleptomania
compulsion
dissociative Identity disorder
Dysthymic disorder
46. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
Reactive depression
Sleep terror
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Tic disorders
47. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Nightmare
Delirium
Schizoaffective disorder
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
48. Excessive sleepiness
Hypersomnia
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Avoidant personality disorder
Primary prevention
49. Perhaps use of neologisms
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Psychological Bulletin
American Psychologist
Schizoid personality disorder
50. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
compulsion
Dependent personality disorder
Somatic delusion
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)