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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma
Thomas Szasz
Factitious disorder (group 9)
anterograde amnesia
dopamine
2. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Neuroleptic drugs
David Rosenhan
Narcissistic personality disorder
3. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
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4. Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence; delirium - dementia - other cognitive disorders; mental disorders due to a general medical condition; substance-related disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood disorders;
Obsession
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Mental retardation
Anorexia nervosa
5. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Specific phobia
Kleptomania
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Schizophrenia (description)
6. Schizophrenogenic mother
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Fromm and Reichamn
American Psychology Association (APA)
7. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
pathological gambling
Bulimia nervosa
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
8. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Parasomnias
Amphetamines
Specific phobia
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
9. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Neuroleptic drugs
Social phobia
Schizophrenia (description)
10. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
DSM (description & history)
Histrionic personality disorder
American Psychologist
Pick'S disease
11. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Generalized anxiety disorder
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
12. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Conversion disorder
David Rosenhan
Community psychology
13. Perhaps use of neologisms
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Conversion disorder
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Elimination disorders
14. Imitating gestures of others
American Psychologist
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Paranoid personality disorder
Specific phobia
15. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Bipolar disorder
Cretinism
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
compulsion
16. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Schizophrenogenic mother
Phobia
Agoraphobia
Schizophrenia (onset)
17. Absence of appropriate emotion
Flat affect
Sleep terror
Narcolepsy
Alzheimer'S disease
18. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive
DSM (axes)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Schizophrenia (description)
19. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts
Disorganized behaviour
compulsion
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Panic disorder
20. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Flat affect
Echopraxia (catatonia)
retrograde amnesia
Phobia
21. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Paranoid personality disorder
Somatic delusion
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Social phobia
22. 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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23. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Schizophrenia (onset)
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Bipolar disorder
Developmental disorders
24. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
Confabulations
DSM (axes)
diathesis-stress theory
Process schizophrenia
25. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)
Panic disorder
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Specific phobia
Bipolar disorder
26. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Psychological abstracts
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Schizoaffective disorder
27. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
Psychological Bulletin
Reactive depression
Major depressive disorder
DSM (axes)
28. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Thomas Szasz
Shared psychotic disorder
David Rosenhan
29. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
pyromania
Sleep terror
Antisocial
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
30. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Agoraphobia
Nightmare
Culturally competent interventions
Post-traumatic stress disorder
31. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
Bulimia nervosa
Elimination disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
32. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Tardive dyskinesia
Dependent personality disorder
Specific phobia
33. 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
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Primary prevention
DSM (axes)
Somatic delusion
34. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
Factitious disorder (group 9)
American Psychologist
Specific phobia
Manic symptoms
35. Persistent thoughts
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Insomnia
Obsession
pathological gambling
36. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Bulimia nervosa
Shared psychotic disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
37. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Thomas Szasz
Schizophrenia (onset)
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Delusions
38. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning
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39. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
DSM (axes)
40. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Delirium
Schizophrenia (types)
41. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity
Delirium
Schizophrenogenic mother
Anorexia nervosa
Echopraxia (catatonia)
42. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Delusions
Borderline personality disorder
Flat affect
Abuse
43. 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
pyromania
DSM (description & history)
Community psychology
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
44. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Social phobia
45. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
compulsion
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
46. 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
Schizophrenia (types)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Martin Seligman
Down syndrome
47. 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
American Psychology Association (APA)
Dementia
Hypochondriasis
Nightmare
48. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
diathesis-stress theory
Disorganized behaviour
Culturally competent interventions
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
49. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
Shared psychotic disorder
Nightmare
Narcolepsy
American Psychology Association (APA)
50. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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