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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'
American Psychology Association (APA)
Developmental disorders
Parasomnias
Narcissistic personality disorder
2. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic
pathological gambling
Agoraphobia
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
David Rosenhan
3. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
Pick'S disease
Negative symptoms
Neuroleptic drugs
Amnesia
4. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma
retrograde amnesia
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Social phobia
Narcolepsy
5. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Culturally competent interventions
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Schizotypal personality disorder
6. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Somatic delusion
Antisocial
Borderline personality disorder
Conversion disorder
7. One has special talent or status
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Dyssomnias
Grandiose delusion
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
8. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Delusional disorder
dopamine
dissociative Identity disorder
Panic disorder
9. Aka folie a deux; when two people have shared delusions
compulsion
Shared psychotic disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Dementia
10. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Parkinson'S
American Psychologist
Insomnia
Schizophrenia (etiology)
11. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
Schizophrenia (onset)
Narcolepsy
Developmental disorders
PsycINFO database
12. 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
retrograde amnesia
Grandiose delusion
Stanley Hall
13. 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
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Panic attack
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Echopraxia (catatonia)
14. Finding of depressed people tend to be more realistic than nondepressed
Delusional disorder
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Depressive realism
Dementia
15. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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16. Genetically inherited progressive degeneration of thought - emotion - and movement
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17. Refusing to eat enough to maintain healthy weight; excessive concern about obesity
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Anorexia nervosa
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
18. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Major depressive disorder
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Mental retardation
Depressive realism
19. 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
Somatic delusion
Wernicke'S syndrome
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Primary prevention
20. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Martin Seligman
Reactive schizophrenia
Community psychology
Schizophrenia (etiology)
21. Recognized - unreasonable - intense anxiety symptoms and avoidance of a stimulus; specific and social
Phobia
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Hypersomnia
Schizophrenia (onset)
22. 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
Stanley Hall
Down syndrome
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
23. Depression resulting from particular events - similar to Martin Seligman'S learned helplessness
Reactive depression
Borderline personality disorder
Obsession
Mental retardation
24. (Not book definition) an irreversible - progressive brain disorder - characterized by the deterioration of memory - language - and eventually - physical functioning
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25. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Trichotillomania
Cretinism
26. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
DSM (axes)
Schizophrenogenic mother
Down syndrome
27. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Abuse
Dependence
Neuroleptic drugs
Bulimia nervosa
28. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Mental retardation
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
29. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma
anterograde amnesia
compulsion
Schizotypal personality disorder
Martin Seligman
30. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
American Psychology Association (APA)
Culturally competent interventions
31. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Bulimia nervosa
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Insomnia
Somatic delusion
32. Recurrent use despite substance-related problems or danger
Parkinson'S
Abuse
Avoidant personality disorder
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
33. Parroting
Mental retardation
Amphetamines
Martin Seligman
Echolalia (catatonia)
34. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Process schizophrenia
Stanley Hall
Paranoid personality disorder
35. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
Thomas Szasz
pyromania
Amnesia
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
36. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Tic disorders
Avoidant personality disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
37. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
Paranoid personality disorder
Wernicke'S syndrome
Shared psychotic disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
38. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts
DSM (description & history)
pyromania
compulsion
Generalized anxiety disorder
39. Irresistible impulse to set fires
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Amnesia
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
pyromania
40. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
pathological gambling
Reactive depression
Korsakoff'S syndrome
diathesis-stress theory
41. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality
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42. Excessive sleepiness
Reactive schizophrenia
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Erotomanic delusion
Hypersomnia
43. 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
DSM (description & history)
Psychological abstracts
Developmental disorders
Dyssomnias
44. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Parkinson'S
Tay-Sachs disease
Antisocial
45. 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
Life event stress
DSM (description & history)
Parasomnias
46. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Residual (schizophrenia)
Conversion disorder
Negative symptoms
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
47. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority
Stanley Hall
Parkinson'S
Narcissistic personality disorder
Schizophrenia (onset)
48. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Borderline personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Psychological Bulletin
49. A - odd or eccentric; eccentricity - distorted reality
Schizotypal personality disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
David Rosenhan
Pick'S disease
50. Ex. autism - indicated by severe problems with social skills - communication - and interests
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Elimination disorders
Developmental disorders
Klinefelter'S syndrome