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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality
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2. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Community psychology
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Obsession
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
3. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Avoidant personality disorder
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Thomas Szasz
4. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)
Tay-Sachs disease
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Negative symptoms
compulsion
5. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Schizoaffective disorder
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Panic disorder
Anorexia nervosa
6. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Anorexia nervosa
7. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Grandiose delusion
Catalepsy (catatonia)
dopamine
Nightmare
8. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Paranoid personality disorder
Schizophrenia (onset)
Mental retardation
9. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Residual (schizophrenia)
Disorganized behaviour
10. 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
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Schizophrenogenic mother
11. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Stanley Hall
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
12. 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
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Delusional disorder
Conversion disorder
Dementia
13. Perhaps use of neologisms
Major depressive disorder
Tardive dyskinesia
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
14. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Life event stress
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Fugue
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
15. Anxiety around social or performance situations
David Rosenhan
Social phobia
Narcissistic personality disorder
American Psychologist
16. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
Narcolepsy
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Nightmare
Schizophrenia (etiology)
17. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
diathesis-stress theory
Tardive dyskinesia
18. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Dementia
Life event stress
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
19. 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
Dementia
DSM (axes)
Down syndrome
Catalepsy (catatonia)
20. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
David Rosenhan
Conversion disorder
21. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud
Insomnia
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Conversion disorder
Panic disorder
22. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic
Somatic delusion
Schizophrenogenic mother
Narcolepsy
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
23. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others
Delusional disorder
Major depressive disorder
Schizophrenogenic mother
Dependent personality disorder
24. Inability to recall information relating to trauma
Amnesia
Dyssomnias
Parkinson'S
Phobia
25. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Down syndrome
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
compulsion
26. A component of many different anxiety disorders - lasts for a discrete period of time often <10 min; overwhelming feelings of danger or need to escape - expressed as an intense fear of dying or 'going crazy'; accompanied by sweating - trembling - pou
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Panic attack
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Bipolar disorder
27. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.
American Psychology Association (APA)
Dyssomnias
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
28. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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29. 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
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
DSM (axes)
Fromm and Reichamn
Shared psychotic disorder
30. Irresistble impulse to gamble
Tardive dyskinesia
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
pathological gambling
Post-traumatic stress disorder
31. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Generalized anxiety disorder
Huntington'S disease
Narcissistic personality disorder
Delusions
32. Schizophrenogenic mother
Down syndrome
Schizophrenogenic mother
Fromm and Reichamn
Dependence
33. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Histrionic personality disorder
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
David Rosenhan
Schizophrenia (types)
34. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive
Paranoid personality disorder
Developmental disorders
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Community psychology
35. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority
Residual (schizophrenia)
Narcissistic personality disorder
Kleptomania
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
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
Community psychology
Narcissistic personality disorder
compulsion
Schizoid personality disorder
37. 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)
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Borderline personality disorder
38. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Reactive schizophrenia
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Pick'S disease
39. 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)
Panic attack
Agoraphobia
Schizophrenia (onset)
40. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Hypochondriasis
Shared psychotic disorder
PsycINFO database
41. 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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42. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Tic disorders
Tay-Sachs disease
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
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. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
Negative symptoms
compulsion
Health psychology
Schizophrenia (description)
45. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention
Grandiose delusion
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Alzheimer'S disease
Paranoid personality disorder
46. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ
Dependent personality disorder
Learning disorders
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
47. 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)
Psychological abstracts
Alzheimer'S disease
48. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
Antisocial
Reactive depression
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Stanley Hall
49. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Specific phobia
PsycINFO database
50. Absence of appropriate emotion
Obsession
Schizotypal personality disorder
Flat affect
Life event stress