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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Involve disruption of memory or identity; formerly psychogenic disorders; retrograde and anterograde amnesia - fugue - identity disorder - depersonalization
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Generalized anxiety disorder
pathological gambling
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
2. 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
Sleep terror
Alzheimer'S disease
Psychological abstracts
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
3. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Reactive schizophrenia
Cretinism
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Delirium
4. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Schizoaffective disorder
retrograde amnesia
Grandiose delusion
5. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
American Psychology Association (APA)
compulsion
6. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Narcissistic personality disorder
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
7. 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;
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Schizophrenia (onset)
Major depressive disorder
8. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
9. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Insomnia
Neuroleptic drugs
Learning disorders
Health psychology
10. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Grandiose delusion
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Parasomnias
11. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Martin Seligman
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Psychological Bulletin
Pick'S disease
12. Schizophrenogenic mother
Fromm and Reichamn
Hypochondriasis
DSM (axes)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
13. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder
Antisocial
Narcolepsy
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
14. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
anterograde amnesia
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Dysthymic disorder
Process schizophrenia
15. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
DSM (description & history)
Bulimia nervosa
16. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Panic disorder
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Insomnia
17. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention
Amnesia
Shared psychotic disorder
Factitious disorder (group 9)
diathesis-stress theory
18. Made up events to fill in memory gaps
Confabulations
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Schizotypal personality disorder
19. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Tic disorders
Schizoaffective disorder
Wernicke'S syndrome
Cretinism
20. 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
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Primary prevention
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
21. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
American Psychologist
Avoidant personality disorder
Residual (schizophrenia)
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
22. Suddenly fleeing to a new location - forgetting true identity - and/or establishing a new identity
Hypersomnia
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Fugue
Abuse
23. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Elimination disorders
24. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder
dissociative Identity disorder
Borderline personality disorder
DSM (description & history)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
25. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Antisocial
Mental retardation
Confabulations
26. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Neuroleptic drugs
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Tay-Sachs disease
Dependence
27. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Narcolepsy
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Manic symptoms
Flat affect
28. 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
Primary prevention
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Culturally competent interventions
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
29. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Primary prevention
Dependent personality disorder
Delusional disorder
Schizophrenia (onset)
30. Parroting
Huntington'S disease
Echolalia (catatonia)
Hypochondriasis
Kleptomania
31. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Hypochondriasis
32. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Conversion disorder
Kleptomania
Parasomnias
dissociative Identity disorder
33. Irresistible impulse to set fires
pyromania
Somatic delusion
Primary prevention
Obsession
34. 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'
Community psychology
American Psychology Association (APA)
Wernicke'S syndrome
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
35. 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
Schizotypal personality disorder
Hypersomnia
DSM (description & history)
Abuse
36. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Kleptomania
American Psychologist
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
37. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Bulimia nervosa
diathesis-stress theory
Process schizophrenia
38. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Neuroleptic drugs
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Life event stress
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
39. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Schizotypal personality disorder
Agoraphobia
Alzheimer'S disease
40. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Parkinson'S
Elimination disorders
Delirium
compulsion
41. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Schizotypal personality disorder
Alzheimer'S disease
Reactive depression
Conversion disorder
42. From thiamine deficiency - memory problems and eye dysfunctions - Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
43. Range from fetishes to arousal problems to gender discomfort; desire - arousal - orgasmic - and sexual pain disorders
Insomnia
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Flat affect
Post-traumatic stress disorder
44. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
pyromania
Kleptomania
45. Perhaps use of neologisms
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Fromm and Reichamn
Kleptomania
Schizotypal personality disorder
46. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Alzheimer'S disease
Hypersomnia
Flat affect
47. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
DSM (description & history)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Generalized anxiety disorder
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
48. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
DSM (axes)
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Kleptomania
49. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Negative symptoms
Bulimia nervosa
Amnesia
50. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Amphetamines
Generalized anxiety disorder
Somatic delusion
Agoraphobia