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GRE Psychology: Clinical And Abnormal Psychology 2
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1. Another person is in love with the individual
Erotomanic delusion
pathological gambling
Schizophrenia (onset)
Parasomnias
2. Paranoid - schizoid - schizotypal
Antisocial
Mood disorders (group 6; types)
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Echolalia (catatonia)
3. Aka manic depression; indicated by depressive symptoms that alternate with manic symptoms; equally prevalent in genders
Bipolar disorder
Cluster A personality (odd or eccentric disorders)
Disorganized behaviour
Obsession
4. 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;
Hypochondriasis
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
Major depressive disorder
5. Reduce dopamine activity by blocking receptors; reducing schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. antipsychotic chlorpromazine); can cause Parkinsonès-like symptoms since they decrease dopamine activity
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Neuroleptic drugs
Dependent personality disorder
Hypochondriasis
6. Manifested by physical or bodily symptoms that cause reduced functioning; conversion disorder - hypochondriasis; formerly 'psychosomatic' disorders
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Martin Seligman
Korsakoff'S syndrome
7. Mental retardation - learning disorders - developmental disorders - attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders - tic disorders - elimination disorders
DSM (axes)
Stanley Hall
Anorexia nervosa
Disorders often diagnosed in childhood/adolescence (group 1; types)
8. Made up events to fill in memory gaps
Confabulations
Health psychology
Manic symptoms
Parasomnias
9. Inappropriate dress - agitation - shouting
compulsion
Parasomnias
Disorganized behaviour
Phobia
10. Perhaps use of neologisms
pyromania
Parasomnias
Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (group 14; types)
Nonsensical or disorganized speech
11. 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
Antisocial
Dysthymic disorder
Tic disorders
12. Usually treated with behavioural therapies that expose patient to anxiety-provoking stimulus to change response (i.e. systematic desensitization and flooding)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
Hypochondriasis
Fugue
Culturally competent interventions
13. IQ 70 or below; mild 70-55 - moderate 55-40 - severe 40-25 - profound <25
Avoidant personality disorder
Mental retardation
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Delusional disorder
14. Official APA journal - published monthly; archival - current issue - theoretical - and practical articles from all psychology
American Psychologist
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Substance-related disorders (group 4)
Narcolepsy
15. Symptoms of MDD (i.e. lower mood) are present more days than not for more than 2 years - but never an actual depressive episode
Stanley Hall
Dysthymic disorder
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Schizophrenia (onset)
16. Problems with attention - behaviour - and impulsivity; frequently treated with stimulants (e.g. Ritalin® and Adderall®)
Dependence
Culturally competent interventions
retrograde amnesia
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
17. One has special talent or status
Psychological abstracts
DSM (axes)
Grandiose delusion
Kleptomania
18. 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
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Mental retardation
19. Schizophrenia develops gradually - lower rate of recovery
Factitious disorder (group 9)
Panic attack
Fromm and Reichamn
Process schizophrenia
20. Abnormally absent; includes flat affect or restrictions in thought - speech - or behaviour
Panic disorder
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Negative symptoms
Neuroleptic drugs
21. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; instability in relationships and emotions - impulsivity
Somatic delusion
Alzheimer'S disease
Dependent personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
22. Irresistible impulse to pull out one'S own body hair
Trichotillomania
Korsakoff'S syndrome
Elimination disorders
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
23. Antisocial - borderline - histrionic - narcissistic
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Schizophrenogenic mother
DSM (axes)
Prominent posturing (catatonia)
24. Schizophrenic symptoms accompanying a depressive episode
pyromania
Anorexia nervosa
Schizoaffective disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
25. Korsakoff'S and Wernicke'S syndrome
Martin Seligman
Cluster B personality (dramatic - emotional or erratic disorders)
Borderline personality disorder
Organic disorders that result from years of heavy drinking
26. Panic attack - generalized anxiety disorder - specific anxiety disorders: panic disorder - agoraphobia - phobia - obsessive-compulsive disorder - post-traumatic stress disorder
Sexual and gender identity disorders (group 11; types)
Hypochondriasis
Anxiety disorders (group 7; types)
Specific anxiety disorders (treatment)
27. Parroting
Echolalia (catatonia)
Avoidant personality disorder
Dementia
Life event stress
28. Can result from long-term use of neuroleptics or psychotropics; characterized by involuntary - repetitive movements of tongue - jaw - or extremities
Paranoid (schizophrenia)
Tardive dyskinesia
Psychological Bulletin
Delirium
29. Binge eating with harmful ways to prevent weight gain (e.g. induced vomiting or laxative use)
Bulimia nervosa
PsycINFO database
compulsion
Mental disorders due to a general medical condition (group 3)
30. Major player in the physiology of various disorders - too much dopamine activity is believed to cause schizophrenia
Obsession
Learning disorders
Alzheimer'S disease
dopamine
31. 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;
Eating disorders (group 12; types)
DSM IV disorder groups (16)
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Delirium
32. A - odd or eccentric; distrust - suspicion
Dysthymic disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Paranoid personality disorder
retrograde amnesia
33. Frequently treated with anxiolytics
Life event stress
Histrionic personality disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Amnesia
34. Difficulty falling/staying asleep
Residual (schizophrenia)
Insomnia
Major depressive disorder
Echopraxia (catatonia)
35. 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 (description)
Reactive schizophrenia
Down syndrome
Alzheimer'S disease
36. 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
Dependence
Panic attack
Wernicke'S syndrome
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
37. Presence of an identifiable stressor (e.g. divorce) that results in emotional difficulty and decreased function
Klinefelter'S syndrome
American Psychology Association (APA)
Adjustment disorders (group 15)
Down syndrome
38. Paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated - residual
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Alzheimer'S disease
Schizophrenia (types)
39. Ex. Tourette'S syndrome is indicated by motor and vocal tics
Tic disorders
Obsession
David Rosenhan
Fugue
40. Persistent delusions of various types: erotomanic - grandiose - jealousy - persecutory - somatic
Delusional disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
Somatoform disorders (group 8; +types)
Panic disorder
41. B - dramatic - emotional or erratic; disregard for rights of others - absence of guilt
Antisocial
Confabulations
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
pyromania
42. Irrational concern about having a serious disease
Elimination disorders
Hypochondriasis
Reactive depression
Psychological abstracts
43. Use increase dopamine activity - produces schizophrenic-like paranoid symptoms
Amphetamines
Dependent personality disorder
Negative symptoms
Shared psychotic disorder
44. Anxiety around social or performance situations
Avoidant personality disorder
Martin Seligman
Social phobia
Schizoid personality disorder
45. Motor immobility or waxy figure
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Schizophrenia (etiology)
Catalepsy (catatonia)
Down syndrome
46. 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
Narcolepsy
Dependence
Alzheimer'S disease
Culturally competent interventions
47. Abnormally present; delusions - perceptual hallucinations - nonsensical or disorganized speech - disorganized behaviour
Schizophrenia (types)
Conversion disorder
Positive symptoms (schizophrenia)
Health psychology
48. 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
Wernicke'S syndrome
Psychotic disorder (group 5; +types)
Panic attack
Reactive depression
49. One with a history of good social and interpersonal skills likelier to recover than antisocial individual
Panic attack
Delusional disorder
Personality disorders (group 16; +types)
Schizophrenia (prognosis)
50. Fear of a situation that might arise panic symptoms - and escape would be difficult; usually fear and avoidance of being outside the home or in crowds
Obsession
Antisocial
Grandiose delusion
Agoraphobia