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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Dependence
Schizoid personality disorder
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
2. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Paranoid personality disorder
Delusions
3. 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;
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Schizophrenia (onset)
4. Perhaps use of neologisms
Learning disorders
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Histrionic personality disorder
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
5. 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
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Neuroleptic drugs
Down syndrome
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
6. 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
Dependence
Agoraphobia
Psychological abstracts
Mental retardation
7. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Agoraphobia
Schizophrenia (onset)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
8. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Antisocial
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Erotomanic delusion
Schizotypal personality disorder
9. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Fromm and Reichamn
Schizoaffective disorder
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Delusions
10. Gestures - mannerisms - or grimacing
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Schizotypal personality disorder
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Amphetamines
11. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Process schizophrenia
Klinefelter'S syndrome
12. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
DSM (description & history)
Borderline personality disorder
Wernicke'S syndrome
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
13. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
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14. 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
Confabulations
Community psychology
Depressive realism
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
15. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
American Psychologist
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Community psychology
Disruptive behaviour disorders (2 disorders)
16. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
Dysthymic disorder
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Life event stress
David Rosenhan
17. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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18. Indicated by disturbed consciousness (awareness - attention - focus) and cognition (memory disorientation)
Schizotypal personality disorder
Delirium
Hypersomnia
Huntington'S disease
19. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Antisocial
20. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic
Abuse
Delusional disorder
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
21. 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
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Primary prevention
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
22. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)
Specific phobia
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Kleptomania
Hypersomnia
23. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
PsycINFO database
Bipolar disorder
Conversion disorder
24. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Mental retardation
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Pick'S disease
dissociative Identity disorder
25. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning
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26. One has special talent or status
Amphetamines
Nightmare
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Grandiose delusion
27. 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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28. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Conversion disorder
Echolalia (catatonia)
Disorganized behaviour
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
29. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Panic disorder
American Psychology Association (APA)
Cretinism
30. 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
DSM (description & history)
Dependence
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
31. Schizophrenia develops suddenly in response to a particular event - higher rate of recovery
Negative symptoms
Reactive schizophrenia
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Narcolepsy
32. A - odd or eccentric; detachment - small range of emotion
Dyssomnias
Tardive dyskinesia
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizoaffective disorder
33. 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
American Psychologist
Wernicke'S syndrome
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
34. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
David Rosenhan
dopamine
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
35. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Shared psychotic disorder
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
36. Type of mother who 'causes' children to become schizophrenic
Schizophrenogenic mother
Schizophrenia (description)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Obsession
37. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Neuroleptic drugs
David Rosenhan
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
38. Published bimonthly by APA; various papers ranging from literature reviews to quantitative reviews
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Psychological Bulletin
Paranoid personality disorder
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
39. 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
Post-traumatic stress disorder
DSM (description & history)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Schizoid personality disorder
40. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Phobia
Specific phobia
Thomas Szasz
41. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
Delirium
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Stanley Hall
Depressive realism
42. 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
Tay-Sachs disease
DSM (axes)
Narcolepsy
Post-traumatic stress disorder
43. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
Thomas Szasz
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Negative symptoms
Dissociative disorders (group 10; +types)
44. Irresistible impulse to set fires
pyromania
pathological gambling
Bipolar disorder
Mental retardation
45. Avoidant - dependent - obsessive-compulsive
Parasomnias
Schizotypal personality disorder
Cretinism
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
46. Inflated self-esteem - decreased sleep - talkativeness - flight of ideas - intense goal-directed activity - excessive pleasure-seeking
Cretinism
Specific phobia
Generalized anxiety disorder
Manic symptoms
47. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Delusions
Learning disorders
Tardive dyskinesia
Manic symptoms
48. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity
Obsession
Anorexia nervosa
Narcolepsy
Schizophrenia (onset)
49. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
compulsion
Delusions
Thomas Szasz
Nightmare
50. Irresistble impulse to gamble
Catalepsy (catatonia)
pathological gambling
Neuroleptic drugs
Shared psychotic disorder