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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Avoidant personality disorder
pathological gambling
2. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Conversion disorder
Residual (schizophrenia)
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
3. Parroting
Echolalia (catatonia)
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Delusions
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
4. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic
Schizoid personality disorder
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Abuse
Reactive schizophrenia
5. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia
dopamine
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
6. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Martin Seligman
Dyssomnias
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
7. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Schizoaffective disorder
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
8. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions
Health psychology
Psychological abstracts
Huntington'S disease
Shared psychotic disorder
9. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Tic disorders
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Stanley Hall
Developmental disorders
10. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Manic symptoms
Schizoid personality disorder
Amnesia
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
11. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Social phobia
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Obsession
12. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25
PsycINFO database
Mental retardation
Avoidant personality disorder
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
13. Persistent thoughts
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Obsession
PsycINFO database
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
14. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority
Abuse
Fromm and Reichamn
Narcissistic personality disorder
Elimination disorders
15. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
anterograde amnesia
Grandiose delusion
16. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Neuroleptic drugs
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Martin Seligman
Antisocial
17. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Thomas Szasz
Amnesia
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
18. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Histrionic personality disorder
Martin Seligman
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Somatic delusion
19. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
Disorganized behaviour
Fugue
diathesis-stress theory
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
20. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Wernicke'S syndrome
Parasomnias
Bulimia nervosa
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
21. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
DSM (description & history)
Schizophrenia (onset)
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
22. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Amphetamines
Agoraphobia
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Schizoaffective disorder
23. One has special talent or status
Dementia
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Grandiose delusion
DSM (axes)
24. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Tic disorders
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Nightmare
Abuse
25. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion
Amphetamines
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizophrenia (onset)
26. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying
Sleep terror
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Parkinson'S
American Psychologist
27. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Amphetamines
28. Excessive sleepiness
Confabulations
Hypersomnia
Psychological abstracts
Neuroleptic drugs
29. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
dopamine
Dysthymic disorder
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Schizophrenia (onset)
30. Dependence and abuse of various substances
Pick'S disease
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Dementia
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
31. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Fromm and Reichamn
Hypersomnia
Somatic delusion
32. 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
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
retrograde amnesia
Psychological abstracts
Depressive realism
33. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Process schizophrenia
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Parkinson'S
Cretinism
34. 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
Trichotillomania
Community psychology
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Schizophrenia (description)
35. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
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36. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Antisocial
Panic disorder
Residual (schizophrenia)
Amphetamines
37. 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
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Tardive dyskinesia
DSM (axes)
Health psychology
38. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Mental retardation
pathological gambling
Negative symptoms
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
39. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Schizophrenia (types)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Abuse
Psychological Bulletin
40. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
PsycINFO database
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Huntington'S disease
41. Irresistible impulse to steal
pathological gambling
Dementia
Kleptomania
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
42. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity
Echolalia (catatonia)
Borderline personality disorder
Fugue
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
43. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Neuroleptic drugs
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Depressive realism
Schizophrenia (description)
44. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Thomas Szasz
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Negative symptoms
45. 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
Somatic delusion
Culturally competent interventions
American Psychologist
Psychological abstracts
46. 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)
Schizophrenogenic mother
Generalized anxiety disorder
Neuroleptic drugs
47. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Wernicke'S syndrome
Confabulations
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Delirium
48. 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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49. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Alzheimer'S disease
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Delusions
50. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Down syndrome
Dependent personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder