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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Huntington'S disease
Phobia
Schizophrenia (description)
Specific phobia
2. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Fugue
compulsion
Bulimia nervosa
3. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
dopamine
Negative symptoms
4. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders
Panic disorder
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Agoraphobia
5. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
dopamine
Schizophrenia (types)
Parasomnias
Neuroleptic drugs
6. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25
Mental retardation
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Culturally competent interventions
Schizophrenia (onset)
7. 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;
Generalized anxiety disorder
retrograde amnesia
Schizophrenia (description)
Major depressive disorder
8. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Psychological Bulletin
Parkinson'S
9. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic
Phobia
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizophrenogenic mother
retrograde amnesia
10. 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
Narcolepsy
DSM (axes)
Wernicke'S syndrome
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
11. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Major depressive disorder
Hypochondriasis
Nightmare
Fromm and Reichamn
12. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
diathesis-stress theory
Wernicke'S syndrome
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
13. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ
Negative symptoms
Somatic delusion
Tay-Sachs disease
Learning disorders
14. 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
Confabulations
Fugue
Stanley Hall
15. Irresistible impulse to steal
Kleptomania
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Flat affect
Reactive depression
16. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode
Dependent personality disorder
anterograde amnesia
Schizoaffective disorder
Cretinism
17. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Nightmare
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Parasomnias
18. 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
Developmental disorders
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
19. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Amnesia
Psychological abstracts
Delirium
dopamine
20. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Hypochondriasis
Insomnia
Delusions
Schizophrenogenic mother
21. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying
Neuroleptic drugs
Sleep terror
Psychological Bulletin
Reactive schizophrenia
22. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning
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23. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Schizophrenia (description)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Huntington'S disease
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
24. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Schizophrenia (onset)
Erotomanic delusion
Elimination disorders
25. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Cretinism
Echolalia (catatonia)
Anorexia nervosa
Delirium
26. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia
Developmental disorders
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
dopamine
Schizophrenogenic mother
27. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Psychological abstracts
Psychological Bulletin
Erotomanic delusion
28. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders
Process schizophrenia
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
pathological gambling
Bipolar disorder
29. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Delusions
Wernicke'S syndrome
30. Excessive sleepiness
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Hypersomnia
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
anterograde amnesia
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
Tic disorders
Stanley Hall
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Huntington'S disease
32. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Anorexia nervosa
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
PsycINFO database
Health psychology
33. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Culturally competent interventions
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
anterograde amnesia
34. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Reactive schizophrenia
Elimination disorders
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Thomas Szasz
35. 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
Paranoid personality disorder
DSM (description & history)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
36. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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37. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Dependence
Manic symptoms
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
38. 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)
Primary prevention
Pick'S disease
Borderline personality disorder
39. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Schizophrenia (types)
retrograde amnesia
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
40. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Health psychology
Major depressive disorder
41. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
Borderline personality disorder
Disorganized behaviour
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
David Rosenhan
42. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Culturally competent interventions
Dependence
Antisocial
Community psychology
43. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Schizoid personality disorder
Echolalia (catatonia)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
44. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Culturally competent interventions
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Abuse
45. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Avoidant personality disorder
Amphetamines
Echolalia (catatonia)
46. 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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47. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Somatic delusion
Dementia
48. 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
Community psychology
Culturally competent interventions
retrograde amnesia
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
49. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Mental retardation
Trichotillomania
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Obsession
50. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Schizoaffective disorder
Tardive dyskinesia
compulsion