EPPP Abnormal Psychology Flashcards

_________ syndrome and ________ syndrome are two disorders attributable to the presence of an extra chromosome.

________ syndrome is a disorder caused by the absense of a chromosome. It occurs only in females and involves the absence of one X chromosome.

__________ syndrome and _____ are two disorders caused by a chromosomal deletion.

The onset of bulimia often follows a period of moderate dieting, which has been linked to low blood levels of ____________ (which is associated with lower-than-normal levels of brain serotonin).

The research has clearly demonstrated that long-term multimodal or multisystems treatments (e.g., parent management training, functional family therapy, and multisystems therapy) is most effective for children and adolescents with what disorder?

Current theories conceptualize the "attention deficits" of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as the consequence of a marked inability to ______________.

Rates for all phobias are __________ for younger adults than older.

As described in the DSM, the Personality Disorders (and Mental Retardation) are listed on a separate axis because .... ?

__________ disorder is a pervasive developmental disorder that is characterized by the onset of specific deficits after a period of normal functioning following birth. Severe impairments in expressive and receptive language following a period of normal development is a diagnostic criterion. The characteristic symptoms of this disorder develop in the first year or two of life: Deceleration of head growth occurs between the ages of 5 and 48 months; while loss of previously acquired purposeful hand movements is apparent between the ages of 5 and 30 months.

PKU is an autosomal recessive condition, which means that it is ____________.

Because amphetamines are known to exert their effects on __________ pathways, the similarity between amphetamine psychosis and schizophrenia confirms the ________ hypothesis.

Research on the impact of cultural identification on substance abuse among Native American youth has found that the _________ risk is associated with those who strongly identify with the Native American culture and reject the non-Native American culture, while the _______ risk is associated with strong identification with the mainstream culture only.

To allow for heterogenity in symptom presentation, the DSM offers a ____________ criteria set.

What disorder is most frequently comorbid with a learning disorder?

Some experts suggest that depression occurring in conjunction with _________ is actually a different type of depression since it is associated with a lower rate of depression in adulthood as well as with a lower rate of depression among relatives.