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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Index published by APA - found at most major libraries; montly compilation of 'nonevaluative summaries of the world'S literature in psychology'; in each issue - article abstracts arranged by topic; hardcopy version of PsycINFO
Psychological abstracts
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Narcolepsy
Borderline personality disorder
2. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Manic symptoms
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
3. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Neuroleptic drugs
Antisocial
Histrionic personality disorder
Fugue
4. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
DSM (description & history)
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
pathological gambling
retrograde amnesia
5. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Cretinism
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Conversion disorder
6. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Reactive schizophrenia
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
7. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Abuse
Manic symptoms
dissociative Identity disorder
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
8. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Delirium
Narcolepsy
Schizotypal personality disorder
9. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity
Social phobia
American Psychology Association (APA)
Fugue
Developmental disorders
10. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Confabulations
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Tic disorders
11. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Dementia
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Schizophrenia (onset)
Trichotillomania
12. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Insomnia
Schizoaffective disorder
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
13. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Tay-Sachs disease
Amphetamines
14. 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
Mental retardation
American Psychologist
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Primary prevention
15. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Erotomanic delusion
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Abuse
16. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion
dissociative Identity disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
American Psychology Association (APA)
17. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy
Fugue
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Avoidant personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
18. 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
Avoidant personality disorder
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
dopamine
Down syndrome
19. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing
Sleep terror
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Depressive realism
Schizophrenia (types)
20. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
diathesis-stress theory
Thomas Szasz
Culturally competent interventions
Echolalia (catatonia)
21. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Huntington'S disease
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Mental retardation
22. 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
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Parkinson'S
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
23. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type
Martin Seligman
Amnesia
Phobia
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
24. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Generalized anxiety disorder
Stanley Hall
Histrionic personality disorder
Developmental disorders
25. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
Shared psychotic disorder
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Paranoid personality disorder
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
26. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)
Hypersomnia
Mental retardation
Stanley Hall
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
27. Another person is in love with the individual
Paranoid personality disorder
pyromania
Erotomanic delusion
dopamine
28. One has special talent or status
Grandiose delusion
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Borderline personality disorder
29. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Panic disorder
Stanley Hall
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
retrograde amnesia
30. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts
Dependent personality disorder
compulsion
retrograde amnesia
American Psychology Association (APA)
31. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Shared psychotic disorder
Residual (schizophrenia)
pyromania
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
32. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Histrionic personality disorder
diathesis-stress theory
33. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual
Histrionic personality disorder
Schizophrenia (types)
Residual (schizophrenia)
Generalized anxiety disorder
34. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Hypochondriasis
Parkinson'S
Hypersomnia
Obsession
35. Made up events to fill in memory gaps
Dysthymic disorder
Schizophrenia (types)
Tic disorders
Confabulations
36. 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
Fugue
Insomnia
Community psychology
Tardive dyskinesia
37. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Narcolepsy
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
38. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
dopamine
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
39. 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'
compulsion
Hypersomnia
PsycINFO database
American Psychology Association (APA)
40. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Schizophrenia (types)
diathesis-stress theory
Phobia
Catalepsy (catatonia)
41. 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
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Disorganized behaviour
42. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Wernicke'S syndrome
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Borderline personality disorder
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
43. 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
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Culturally competent interventions
Agoraphobia
Social phobia
44. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Primary prevention
Dependent personality disorder
Tardive dyskinesia
45. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
American Psychology Association (APA)
Tay-Sachs disease
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
46. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Reactive depression
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Grandiose delusion
47. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Residual (schizophrenia)
Stanley Hall
Tic disorders
Fromm and Reichamn
48. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Huntington'S disease
Amphetamines
Schizophrenia (onset)
49. Schizophrenogenic mother
Hypersomnia
Fromm and Reichamn
Cretinism
Primary prevention
50. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Neuroleptic drugs
Panic disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)