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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
David Rosenhan
pathological gambling
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Panic disorder
2. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Parasomnias
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Schizoid personality disorder
3. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
PsycINFO database
Stanley Hall
Delirium
4. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Erotomanic delusion
DSM (description & history)
5. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
DSM (description & history)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
6. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Huntington'S disease
Flat affect
diathesis-stress theory
7. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.
Dementia
Parkinson'S
Dyssomnias
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
8. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Tic disorders
PsycINFO database
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
9. 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
Schizoaffective disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Delusions
10. Irresistible impulse to steal
Borderline personality disorder
Thomas Szasz
Kleptomania
Negative symptoms
11. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Histrionic personality disorder
Dysthymic disorder
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
12. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
David Rosenhan
Parasomnias
13. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
14. Schizophrenogenic mother
Somatic delusion
Fromm and Reichamn
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
15. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Narcissistic personality disorder
American Psychologist
Neuroleptic drugs
Phobia
16. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual
Psychological abstracts
Schizophrenia (types)
Amnesia
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
17. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Dependence
Cretinism
pyromania
18. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
Cretinism
Alzheimer'S disease
Hypersomnia
Negative symptoms
19. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Delusions
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Culturally competent interventions
Grandiose delusion
20. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
anterograde amnesia
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Developmental disorders
Narcissistic personality disorder
21. Parroting
Echolalia (catatonia)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
PsycINFO database
Major depressive disorder
22. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
compulsion
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Bulimia nervosa
23. Imitating gestures of others
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Pick'S disease
Generalized anxiety disorder
24. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder
Dysthymic disorder
Schizophrenogenic mother
dissociative Identity disorder
dopamine
25. 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
Trichotillomania
DSM (axes)
Cretinism
Dysthymic disorder
26. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Somatic delusion
Residual (schizophrenia)
Cretinism
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
27. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion
Dependence
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Huntington'S disease
Schizoid personality disorder
28. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Parkinson'S
Insomnia
Nightmare
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
29. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Mental retardation
Psychological Bulletin
Thomas Szasz
30. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Elimination disorders
Grandiose delusion
Schizotypal personality disorder
Agoraphobia
31. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Culturally competent interventions
Process schizophrenia
Health psychology
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
32. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
DSM (axes)
Delusions
Paranoid personality disorder
Echolalia (catatonia)
33. 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
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Fromm and Reichamn
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Insomnia
34. Frequently treated with anxiolytics
Down syndrome
Disorganized behaviour
Generalized anxiety disorder
Delusions
35. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Depressive realism
Neuroleptic drugs
Anorexia nervosa
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
36. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Schizoaffective disorder
Tardive dyskinesia
retrograde amnesia
37. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Schizophrenia (types)
Delusions
Fugue
PsycINFO database
38. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
Insomnia
Avoidant personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Dysthymic disorder
39. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
40. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Disorganized behaviour
Huntington'S disease
Korsakoff'S syndrome
41. 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
Down syndrome
DSM (description & history)
Wernicke'S syndrome
PsycINFO database
42. Treatment/prevention programs that recognize and tailor to cultural differences; therapists beginning to be trained in customs and norms of various cultures to minimize Eurocentric bias and assumptions
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Culturally competent interventions
Dementia
Residual (schizophrenia)
43. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
American Psychologist
Manic symptoms
Grandiose delusion
Depressive realism
44. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Abuse
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Shared psychotic disorder
45. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any
Trichotillomania
Elimination disorders
Residual (schizophrenia)
Depressive realism
46. Another person is in love with the individual
Erotomanic delusion
Schizoid personality disorder
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Tic disorders
47. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Histrionic personality disorder
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Psychological Bulletin
48. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic
Hypochondriasis
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Delusional disorder
49. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
Reactive depression
Dysthymic disorder
Trichotillomania
Psychological abstracts
50. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
diathesis-stress theory
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Echopraxia (catatonia)