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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Erroneous or distorted thinking
Delusions
pyromania
Avoidant personality disorder
Reactive schizophrenia
2. Dependence and abuse of various substances
Tic disorders
Delirium
Conversion disorder
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
3. Disease of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain characterized by changes in personality
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4. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Anorexia nervosa
Mental retardation
American Psychologist
Trichotillomania
5. 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'
Elimination disorders
Sleep terror
American Psychology Association (APA)
David Rosenhan
6. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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7. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
Stanley Hall
diathesis-stress theory
Schizophrenia (description)
8. Forgetting of events that occurred after the trauma
anterograde amnesia
Agoraphobia
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Dyssomnias
9. Dyssomnias and parasomnias; insomnia - hypersomnia - narcolepsy - nightmare - sleep terror
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Process schizophrenia
Sleep disorders (group 13; types)
10. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Bulimia nervosa
Schizophrenia (onset)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Schizophrenia (description)
11. Delirium and dementia related to Alzheimer'S - Parkinson'S and alcoholism)
Fugue
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Schizophrenia (description)
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
12. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
Schizophrenia (types)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Narcissistic personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
13. Viewed schizophrenic world as simply misunderstood or artistic; felt they should not be treated
anterograde amnesia
Echopraxia (catatonia)
Thomas Szasz
Klinefelter'S syndrome
14. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Learning disorders
Dyssomnias
15. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.
Culturally competent interventions
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Dyssomnias
Narcolepsy
16. Another person is in love with the individual
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Erotomanic delusion
Insomnia
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
17. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
Paranoid personality disorder
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Abuse
Schizophrenia (types)
18. 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
Tardive dyskinesia
Primary prevention
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Manic symptoms
19. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
Shared psychotic disorder
Dependent personality disorder
Disorganized behaviour
Community psychology
20. Frequent disruption of sleep because of screaming or crying
Reactive depression
Sleep terror
Schizophrenogenic mother
Schizophrenia (onset)
21. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Conversion disorder
Confabulations
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
Panic disorder
22. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention
Developmental disorders
Conversion disorder
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Factitious disorder (group 9)
23. C - anxious or fearful; dependence and clinginess to others
Primary prevention
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Dependent personality disorder
24. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any
Residual (schizophrenia)
Major depressive disorder
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
25. 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
Down syndrome
Schizoid personality disorder
Panic attack
Residual (schizophrenia)
26. 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
Community psychology
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
27. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Abuse
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Conversion disorder
28. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Bipolar disorder
Echopraxia (catatonia)
29. 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
pathological gambling
Nightmare
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
DSM (description & history)
30. Frequent disruption of sleep because of nightmares
Thomas Szasz
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Nightmare
31. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Bipolar disorder
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Hypersomnia
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
32. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic
Delusional disorder
Developmental disorders
Amnesia
Catalepsy (catatonia)
33. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Disorganized behaviour
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
34. 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
Psychological Bulletin
Schizophrenogenic mother
Echopraxia (catatonia)
35. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
Flat affect
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Parkinson'S
36. 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;
Dementia
Amnesia
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Phobia
37. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
dopamine
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Flat affect
Huntington'S disease
38. Abnormal movements - behaviours - emotions - perceptions during sleep; usually between transitions of wake to non-REM or wake to REM; somnambulism - sleep terrors - etc.
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Parasomnias
PsycINFO database
Tardive dyskinesia
39. Direct physiological result of a medical problem (e.g. depression due to hypothyroidism)
Reactive depression
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
40. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
American Psychologist
Elimination disorders
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
41. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
Narcolepsy
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Schizophrenia (types)
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
42. Many schizophrenic symptoms not fitting a particular type
Schizophrenia (description)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
compulsion
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
43. Perhaps use of neologisms
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
44. Learned helplessness
Kleptomania
Alzheimer'S disease
Martin Seligman
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
45. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma
Martin Seligman
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Delusional disorder
retrograde amnesia
46. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)
Agoraphobia
Tay-Sachs disease
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Parasomnias
47. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Antisocial
Amphetamines
Cretinism
48. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Amnesia
Trichotillomania
Klinefelter'S syndrome
Somatic delusion
49. Founder of American Psychology Association (APA)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Stanley Hall
Neuroleptic drugs
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
50. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders
Schizoid personality disorder
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Bulimia nervosa
Echopraxia (catatonia)
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