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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
Nightmare
Disorganized behaviour
Paranoid personality disorder
Reactive depression
2. Dependence and abuse of various substances
Dysthymic disorder
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Major depressive disorder
Klinefelter'S syndrome
3. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Bulimia nervosa
Narcolepsy
Social phobia
diathesis-stress theory
4. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Agoraphobia
Process schizophrenia
Generalized anxiety disorder
5. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Schizophrenia (description)
Manic symptoms
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
pathological gambling
6. Absence of appropriate emotion
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Amnesia
Flat affect
Pick'S disease
7. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Anorexia nervosa
Tic disorders
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
8. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions
Schizoid personality disorder
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Shared psychotic disorder
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
9. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Process schizophrenia
dissociative Identity disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
10. 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
Agoraphobia
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Confabulations
Down syndrome
11. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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12. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Down syndrome
Antisocial
Neuroleptic drugs
Fromm and Reichamn
13. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Flat affect
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
anterograde amnesia
Confabulations
14. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Cretinism
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Elimination disorders
compulsion
15. Frequently treated with anxiolytics
pathological gambling
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
retrograde amnesia
Generalized anxiety disorder
16. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
Elimination disorders
pyromania
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Life event stress
17. One has special talent or status
Down syndrome
Grandiose delusion
Avoidant personality disorder
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
18. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Narcolepsy
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
anterograde amnesia
19. 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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20. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing
Agoraphobia
Thomas Szasz
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
21. 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
Kleptomania
David Rosenhan
DSM (description & history)
Confabulations
22. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Learning disorders
Developmental disorders
Narcissistic personality disorder
23. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Tic disorders
Schizoid personality disorder
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
24. Persistent thoughts
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Obsession
Social phobia
Schizoid personality disorder
25. 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)
Agoraphobia
Confabulations
Mental retardation
26. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any
Dependent personality disorder
Primary prevention
Residual (schizophrenia)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
27. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Community psychology
Conversion disorder
28. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Agoraphobia
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Psychological Bulletin
Conversion disorder
29. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization
DSM (axes)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
30. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Delirium
Amnesia
Tay-Sachs disease
Abuse
31. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Life event stress
Tardive dyskinesia
Schizoaffective disorder
Wernicke'S syndrome
32. Inability to recall information relating to trauma
Grandiose delusion
Amnesia
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Dyssomnias
33. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
compulsion
Thomas Szasz
Social phobia
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
34. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Insomnia
diathesis-stress theory
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
35. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Delusions
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Hypochondriasis
36. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Agoraphobia
Elimination disorders
37. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Stanley Hall
Elimination disorders
Cretinism
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
38. 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
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Narcolepsy
Tardive dyskinesia
39. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Developmental disorders
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Klinefelter'S syndrome
40. Motor immobility or waxy figure
dissociative Identity disorder
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Antisocial
Amnesia
41. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Reactive schizophrenia
Pick'S disease
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
42. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
PsycINFO database
Schizoid personality disorder
Depressive realism
Anorexia nervosa
43. Another person is in love with the individual
Erotomanic delusion
Parasomnias
Histrionic personality disorder
DSM (description & history)
44. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ
Grandiose delusion
Learning disorders
Huntington'S disease
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
45. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority
Shared psychotic disorder
Factitious disorder (group 9)
American Psychologist
Narcissistic personality disorder
46. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy
Borderline personality disorder
Stanley Hall
Avoidant personality disorder
Reactive depression
47. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Somatic delusion
Delusions
Schizophrenia (onset)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
48. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Trichotillomania
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Tardive dyskinesia
49. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
Huntington'S disease
Fugue
Anorexia nervosa
American Psychologist
50. Excessive sleepiness
Dependent personality disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Hypersomnia