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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Tremors with declining neurological functioning; caused by deficient dopamine activity - boost dopamine by drug such as levodopa
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2. Major depressive disorder - dysthymic disorder - bipolar disorder
PsycINFO database
Pick'S disease
Panic attack
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
3. Sleep abnormalities; hypersomnia - narcolepsy - etc.
dissociative Identity disorder
Psychological abstracts
Elimination disorders
Dyssomnias
4. Perhaps use of neologisms
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Dyssomnias
Down syndrome
5. C - anxious or fearful; social inhibitions hypersensitivity - perceptions of inadequacy
Specific phobia
Avoidant personality disorder
Schizophrenia (onset)
Tay-Sachs disease
6. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
retrograde amnesia
Schizoid personality disorder
Korsakoff'S syndrome
7. Dependence and abuse of various substances
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
pyromania
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Trichotillomania
8. Form of mental retardation caused by iodine deficiency
Erotomanic delusion
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
Cretinism
anterograde amnesia
9. Absence of appropriate emotion
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Flat affect
dissociative Identity disorder
Fromm and Reichamn
10. Hallucinations or delusions are present; schizophrenia - schizoaffective disorder - delusional disorder - shared psychotic disorder
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Echolalia (catatonia)
Narcolepsy
11. Online format of Psychological Abstracts; access all psychology abstracts catalogued under search
PsycINFO database
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
American Psychology Association (APA)
Narcolepsy
12. E.g. believing a part of the body is ugly of misshapen
Culturally competent interventions
Somatic delusion
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
American Psychologist
13. Watered-down schizophrenia with few positive symptoms - if any
Residual (schizophrenia)
Schizophrenia (onset)
Parkinson'S
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
14. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms
diathesis-stress theory
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Bulimia nervosa
Amphetamines
15. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Mental retardation
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
Hypochondriasis
16. Frequently treated with anxiolytics
Generalized anxiety disorder
David Rosenhan
Delusional disorder
Schizophrenia (description)
17. Recessive - genetic deficiency of hexosaminidase A; symptoms that resemble psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia or dementia)
Bipolar disorder
Narcolepsy
Tay-Sachs disease
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
18. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
Delirium
Hypersomnia
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Dysthymic disorder
19. C - anxious or fearful; excessive orderliness and control - perfectionism - rigid conformity to rules and moral codes
Delirium
DSM (description & history)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
DSM (axes)
20. Indicated by school achievement or standardized scores at least 2 SDs below mean for age and IQ
Dysthymic disorder
Panic disorder
Learning disorders
pathological gambling
21. Psychological problems converted to bodily symptoms; generally relate to voluntary movement and may be manifested as 'paralysis'; formerly known as 'hysteria' by Freud
Primary prevention
Antisocial
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Conversion disorder
22. Forgetting of events that occurred before the trauma
dopamine
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
retrograde amnesia
Avoidant personality disorder
23. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
compulsion
Echolalia (catatonia)
Anorexia nervosa
Tardive dyskinesia
24. Imitating gestures of others
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Undifferentiated (schizophrenia)
PsycINFO database
Echopraxia (catatonia)
25. 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
David Rosenhan
Community psychology
Thomas Szasz
Mental retardation
26. 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;
Dysthymic disorder
Erotomanic delusion
Major depressive disorder
Elimination disorders
27. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts
Depressive realism
Wernicke'S syndrome
Life event stress
compulsion
28. Recurrent panic attacks - persistent worry about another attack; often accompanied by mitral valve heart problem
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Amnesia
Panic disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
29. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual
Life event stress
Generalized anxiety disorder
Schizophrenia (types)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
30. Creating physical complaints through fabrication or self-infliction to assume sick role for attention
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Anorexia nervosa
Agoraphobia
Community psychology
31. Schizophrenia results from a physiological predisposition (abnormal brain chemistry) paired with an external stressor
diathesis-stress theory
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
DSM (axes)
32. Onset between late adolescence and mid-30s; process vs. reactive
Phobia
Schizophrenia (onset)
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Grandiose delusion
33. Ex. Nocturnal enuresis - bed wetting - usually treated with behaviour modification
Neuroleptic drugs
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
Elimination disorders
Hypersomnia
34. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Tic disorders
dopamine
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Delirium
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
Phobia
DSM (description & history)
Cluster C personality (anxious or fearful disorders)
Kleptomania
36. 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
Amnesia
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
37. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; need for admiration - idea of superiority
Cretinism
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
Narcissistic personality disorder
Schizophrenia (onset)
38. Falling asleep uncontrollably during routine daily activity
Dependence
Flat affect
Schizoid personality disorder
Narcolepsy
39. Persistent thoughts
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
Pick'S disease
Obsession
40. 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;
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Psychological Bulletin
41. Irresistible urge dictates behaviour - giving in lessens tension - though disruptive to overall functioning; kleptomania - pyromania - pathological gambling - trichotillomania
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Phobia
Antisocial
Dependence
42. Anxiety in response to a stimulus (e.g. flying - heights - needles - or driving)
Specific phobia
Delirium - dementia - and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (group 2)
Generalized anxiety disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
43. Diathesis-stress theory; physiological predisposition (excess dopamine) paired with external stressor
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Flat affect
Amnesia
44. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Abuse
Catatonic (schizophrenia)
Tay-Sachs disease
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
45. Aka hebephrenic schizophrenia; indicated by disorganized speech and behaviour - and flat affect
Disorganized (schizophrenia)
Residual (schizophrenia)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
Cretinism
46. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Insomnia
Borderline personality disorder
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
DSM (axes)
47. Assumption of 2+ identities that control behavior in different situations; formerly multiple personality disorder
Phobia
PsycINFO database
dissociative Identity disorder
Schizophrenia (types)
48. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Alzheimer'S disease
Bulimia nervosa
Narcissistic personality disorder
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
49. Characterized by rigid - pervasive - culturally abnormal personality; A (odd or eccentric) - B (dramatic - emotional or erratic) - C (anxious or fearful)
Agoraphobia
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Paranoid personality disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
50. Recessive - infant disease - excess amino acids - inborn error of metabolism
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Primary prevention
Schizophrenia (types)
Nightmare