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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Imitating gestures of others
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Dyssomnias
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
2. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Elimination disorders
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
3. Made up events to fill in memory gaps
Confabulations
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
4. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ
Learning disorders
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Nightmare
Parkinson'S
5. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Parasomnias
Histrionic personality disorder
Manic symptoms
Alzheimer'S disease
6. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Panic disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
7. Studied effect of diagnostic labels on perception of behaviour; experiment of normal pseudopatients feigned disorders - once in hospital - individuals acted normally - but behaviours construed as fitting the diagnosis anyway
Depressive realism
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
David Rosenhan
PsycINFO database
8. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Residual (schizophrenia)
American Psychologist
Hypochondriasis
9. Learned helplessness
Martin Seligman
Huntington'S disease
Learning disorders
Schizophrenia (types)
10. 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;
Major depressive disorder
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
dopamine
Flat affect
11. 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
Generalized anxiety disorder
Fugue
Dependence
Histrionic personality disorder
12. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode
Narcolepsy
Schizoaffective disorder
Hypersomnia
Fromm and Reichamn
13. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Amphetamines
Dyssomnias
Psychological abstracts
14. One has special talent or status
Grandiose delusion
Dysthymic disorder
pyromania
Narcissistic personality disorder
15. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
pathological gambling
Sleep terror
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Psychological Bulletin
16. Prevent documented psychosocial problems through contact with an at-risk group; proactive intervention; e.g. prenatal health care - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) - and Head Start
Narcolepsy
Health psychology
Primary prevention
Schizophrenia (description)
17. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Cretinism
Schizoaffective disorder
DSM (axes)
Tardive dyskinesia
18. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity
Anorexia nervosa
Wernicke'S syndrome
Reactive depression
Agoraphobia
19. Frequently results from large - sudden changes or problems
Life event stress
Psychological abstracts
DSM (axes)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
20. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Confabulations
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
21. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity
Stanley Hall
Fugue
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Reactive schizophrenia
22. Another person is in love with the individual
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Erotomanic delusion
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
pathological gambling
23. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Dependence
24. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder
Insomnia
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
compulsion
Elimination disorders
25. Irresistble impulse to gamble
Cretinism
pathological gambling
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
26. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Residual (schizophrenia)
Obsession
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Social phobia
27. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Disorganized behaviour
anterograde amnesia
Sleep terror
28. Frequently treated with anxiolytics
Tardive dyskinesia
Generalized anxiety disorder
Health psychology
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
29. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
Kleptomania
Generalized anxiety disorder
Borderline personality disorder
American Psychology Association (APA)
30. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
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31. 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
Delusional disorder
Fugue
Down syndrome
DSM (description & history)
32. 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
DSM (axes)
Dyssomnias
Down syndrome
Tay-Sachs disease
33. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Elimination disorders
Grandiose delusion
34. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Martin Seligman
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Major depressive disorder
35. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Reactive schizophrenia
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Specific phobia
Antisocial
36. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
compulsion
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Borderline personality disorder
Delirium
37. Formerly dementia praecox - renamed by Eugene Bleuler as 'Split mind' from reality; symptoms may be positive or negative
Grandiose delusion
diathesis-stress theory
Schizophrenia (description)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
38. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic
pyromania
PsycINFO database
Delusional disorder
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
39. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
compulsion
Amnesia
40. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder; indicated by patterns of behaviour that violate rules - norms - or the rights of others
Insomnia
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
41. 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)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
42. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
pathological gambling
Negative symptoms
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Abuse
43. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia
Dependent personality disorder
Somatic delusion
dopamine
Cretinism
44. Irresistible impulse to steal
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
retrograde amnesia
Kleptomania
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
45. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Elimination disorders
DSM (axes)
Bulimia nervosa
46. Persistent thoughts
Cretinism
Primary prevention
Obsession
Hypersomnia
47. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
dissociative Identity disorder
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Residual (schizophrenia)
48. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Amnesia
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Culturally competent interventions
Panic disorder
49. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Hypochondriasis
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Conversion disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
50. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
Depressive realism
Health psychology
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Dyssomnias