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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Irresistble impulse to gamble
pathological gambling
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Flat affect
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
2. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
Catalepsy (catatonia)
American Psychologist
pathological gambling
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
3. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Amphetamines
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Histrionic personality disorder
4. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
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5. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Manic symptoms
Learning disorders
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Dyssomnias
6. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
retrograde amnesia
Dysthymic disorder
7. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity
Fugue
Factitious disorder (group 9)
American Psychology Association (APA)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
8. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Obsession
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Neuroleptic drugs
Schizoaffective disorder
9. Parroting
pyromania
Echolalia (catatonia)
Amnesia
David Rosenhan
10. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
retrograde amnesia
Borderline personality disorder
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Narcolepsy
11. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Dyssomnias
Echolalia (catatonia)
pathological gambling
Hypochondriasis
12. 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
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Mental retardation
Community psychology
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
13. Excessive sleepiness
Hypersomnia
David Rosenhan
Grandiose delusion
pathological gambling
14. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Schizophrenia (description)
Nightmare
15. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
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16. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Insomnia
Amnesia
Histrionic personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
17. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Wernicke'S syndrome
Delusional disorder
Sleep terror
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
18. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Confabulations
American Psychologist
Reactive schizophrenia
Culturally competent interventions
19. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion
dopamine
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Narcissistic personality disorder
20. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Major depressive disorder
Fromm and Reichamn
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
21. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
22. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others
Dependent personality disorder
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Thomas Szasz
Delusional disorder
23. 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
Down syndrome
Dependence
Primary prevention
Kleptomania
24. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
PsycINFO database
Nightmare
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
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
Erotomanic delusion
Generalized anxiety disorder
DSM (axes)
Elimination disorders
26. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Obsession
Learning disorders
Thomas Szasz
27. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity
Sleep terror
Mental retardation
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Anorexia nervosa
28. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying
Health psychology
Histrionic personality disorder
compulsion
Sleep terror
29. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Elimination disorders
pathological gambling
Cretinism
30. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems
Life event stress
retrograde amnesia
Disorganized behaviour
Fromm and Reichamn
31. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Dementia
Hypochondriasis
Delirium
32. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
PsycINFO database
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Elimination disorders
33. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Histrionic personality disorder
Psychological Bulletin
Amnesia
Process schizophrenia
34. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode
Narcissistic personality disorder
Schizophrenogenic mother
Shared psychotic disorder
Schizoaffective disorder
35. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Psychological abstracts
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Stanley Hall
36. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Anorexia nervosa
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Huntington'S disease
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
37. Dependence and abuse of various substances
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
38. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
Disorganized behaviour
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Thomas Szasz
Schizophrenia (etiology)
39. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Conversion disorder
Fromm and Reichamn
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Bulimia nervosa
40. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Schizophrenia (description)
pathological gambling
Delirium
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
41. Irresistible impulse to steal
Anorexia nervosa
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Kleptomania
Depressive realism
42. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Culturally competent interventions
Phobia
Fugue
Abuse
43. Absence of appropriate emotion
Flat affect
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Trichotillomania
Klinefelter'S syndrome
44. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Agoraphobia
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
45. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Depressive realism
Schizophrenogenic mother
46. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
Dependence
Thomas Szasz
Major depressive disorder
Negative symptoms
47. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Amphetamines
Bipolar disorder
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
48. Indicated by preoccupation with delusions or auditory hallucinations
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Nightmare
Martin Seligman
49. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Agoraphobia
Bipolar disorder
Delusional disorder
50. 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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