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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. 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'
David Rosenhan
Stanley Hall
American Psychology Association (APA)
PsycINFO database
2. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic
Schizophrenogenic mother
Neuroleptic drugs
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
3. Inability to recall information relating to trauma
Amnesia
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Kleptomania
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
4. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic
Psychological Bulletin
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Grandiose delusion
5. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Hypersomnia
Developmental disorders
Nightmare
compulsion
6. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Psychological abstracts
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
7. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Manic symptoms
Narcissistic personality disorder
Learning disorders
Psychological Bulletin
8. Depressive episode by depressed mood - loss of interests - changes in weight or sleep - low energy - feelings of worthlessness - or thoughts of death; symptoms are present nearly every day for at least two weeks; females 2x likelier to be diagnosed;
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Major depressive disorder
DSM (axes)
Borderline personality disorder
9. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Culturally competent interventions
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
American Psychology Association (APA)
10. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing
dissociative Identity disorder
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Delusions
11. Studies biological - behavioural and social impacts on health and illness; Important finding: increased stress leads to higher likelihood of sickness - social support is associated with better health outcomes
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Health psychology
Nightmare
Fromm and Reichamn
12. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Echolalia (catatonia)
Psychological abstracts
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
13. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; shallow or excess emotion - attention-seeking
Tardive dyskinesia
Martin Seligman
Histrionic personality disorder
Alzheimer'S disease
14. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma
Abuse
anterograde amnesia
dopamine
Nightmare
15. Indicated by some combination of: continued use despite substance-related problems; need for increased amount; desire but inability to stop use; withdrawal; lessening of outside interests; much time getting - using - or recovering from substance
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Specific phobia
Antisocial
Dependence
16. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Somatic delusion
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Amnesia
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
17. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Schizophrenia (types)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Dysthymic disorder
Martin Seligman
18. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Klinefelter'S syndrome
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Huntington'S disease
19. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
compulsion
Psychological Bulletin
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
20. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Hypochondriasis
Reactive schizophrenia
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Tardive dyskinesia
21. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
American Psychologist
Trichotillomania
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
22. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Hypochondriasis
Phobia
Nightmare
23. Persistent thoughts
Obsession
Psychological Bulletin
Specific phobia
Thomas Szasz
24. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Huntington'S disease
Tay-Sachs disease
25. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization
Reactive schizophrenia
Elimination disorders
Confabulations
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
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
Panic attack
Schizoaffective disorder
Tic disorders
Psychological Bulletin
27. One has special talent or status
Thomas Szasz
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Antisocial
Grandiose delusion
28. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Schizophrenia (types)
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Health psychology
29. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy
Neuroleptic drugs
DSM (description & history)
Avoidant personality disorder
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
30. 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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31. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)
Stanley Hall
Manic symptoms
Grandiose delusion
Agoraphobia
32. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Down syndrome
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
33. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
Elimination disorders
compulsion
Generalized anxiety disorder
Alzheimer'S disease
34. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Trichotillomania
Anorexia nervosa
Specific phobia
Schizophrenia (description)
35. Another person is in love with the individual
Shared psychotic disorder
Erotomanic delusion
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Narcissistic personality disorder
36. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Wernicke'S syndrome
Major depressive disorder
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
37. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity
Elimination disorders
Learning disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Anorexia nervosa
38. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Narcissistic personality disorder
Panic disorder
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Somatic delusion
39. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Obsession
Schizophrenia (onset)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Antisocial
40. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms
Neuroleptic drugs
Echolalia (catatonia)
Amphetamines
Community psychology
41. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Erotomanic delusion
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Community psychology
Schizoid personality disorder
42. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Trichotillomania
pyromania
pathological gambling
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
43. 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;
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Huntington'S disease
Amphetamines
44. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
DSM (axes)
Somatic delusion
Schizophrenia (etiology)
45. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Social phobia
Erotomanic delusion
Reactive depression
46. 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
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Huntington'S disease
47. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)
David Rosenhan
Specific phobia
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Dysthymic disorder
48. 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
dissociative Identity disorder
Phobia
Psychological abstracts
Culturally competent interventions
49. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
Paranoid personality disorder
Process schizophrenia
Dyssomnias
diathesis-stress theory
50. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Tic disorders
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Abuse
Delirium
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