NCE Exam V1
1. Key features of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders: delusions, halluci-nations,
disorganized thinking, grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior, negative symptoms
2. Symptoms of PTSD: Re-experiencing the trauma through flashbacks, night-mares, and
intrusive thoughts
3. Five Factor Model of Personality: O- openness vs. tradition/conventionC-
conscientiousness vs. negligence
E- extraversion vs. introversion
A- agreeableness vs. antagonistic
N- neuroticism vs. emotional stability
4. 3 P's of personality disorder: -Persistent (over time)
-Pervasive (across situations)
-Pathological (clearly abnormal)
5. Cluster A personality disorders: odd/eccentric:
paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
6. Cluster B personality disorders: dramatic/emotional/erratic:
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
7. Cluster C personality disorders: Anxious/fearful
avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
8. Paranoid Personality Disorder: type of personality disorder characterized byextreme
suspiciousness or mistrust of others
9. Schizoid Personality Disorder: a psychological disorder characterized by littleinterest or
involvement in close relationships, even those with family members (socially and emotionally
detached)
10. Schizotypal Personality Disorder: a psychological disorder characterized byseveral traits
that cause problems interpersonally, including constricted or inap- propriate affect; magical
or paranoid thinking; and odd beliefs, speech, behavior, appearance, and perceptions
11. Antisocial Personality Disorder: a personality disorder in which a person ex- hibits a lack
of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and
ruthless or a clever con artist
12. Borderline Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterized by lack of stability in
, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity; angry outbursts; intense fear
of abandonment; recurring suicidal gestures
13. Histrionic Personality Disorder: excessive emotionality and attention seeking
14. Narcissistic Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterized by ex- aggerated
ideas of self-importance and achievements; preoccupation with fantasiesof success; arrogance
15. Avoidant Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterized by inhibi- tion in
social situations; feelings of inadequacy; oversensitivity to criticism
16. Dependent Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterized by help-lessness;
excessive need to be taken care of; submissive and clinging behavior; difficulty in making
decisions
17. Standard Deviation: a measure of variability; It tells you how tightly your data is
clustered around the mean
18. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem,self-
actualization
19. Androgyny: is something that has both female and male traits, or something thatis not
clearly either masculine or feminine
20. Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development:
21. Social Learning Theory: is the view that people learn by observing others. Associated
with Albert Bandura's work in the 1960s. Explains how people learn new behaviors, values,
and attitudes For example, a teenager might learn slang byobserving peers.
22. Core features of depression: diminished interest or pleasure
23. Core features of bipolar disorders: mania; hypomania
24. Hypomania: abnormally, persistently elevated mood, expansive mood, irritablemood
25. Difference between mania and hypomania: mania lasts more than 1 week andhypomania
lasts 4 days
26. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: a personality disorder charac-terized by
preoccupation with orderliness, perfection, and control
27. Multiple Regression Analysis: An analysis of association in which the effects of two or
more independent variables on a single, interval-scaled dependent variable are investigated
simultaneously.
28. Analysis of Covariance: Compares 2 or more groups and controls for theeffects of
an intervening variable
29. Z-Scores: indicates how far away any given score is from the standardizeddeviation
30. Correlation: A measure of the relationship between two variables
31. Piaget Moral Development: he believes young children 4 to 7yrs see their moralworld
1. Key features of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders: delusions, halluci-nations,
disorganized thinking, grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior, negative symptoms
2. Symptoms of PTSD: Re-experiencing the trauma through flashbacks, night-mares, and
intrusive thoughts
3. Five Factor Model of Personality: O- openness vs. tradition/conventionC-
conscientiousness vs. negligence
E- extraversion vs. introversion
A- agreeableness vs. antagonistic
N- neuroticism vs. emotional stability
4. 3 P's of personality disorder: -Persistent (over time)
-Pervasive (across situations)
-Pathological (clearly abnormal)
5. Cluster A personality disorders: odd/eccentric:
paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
6. Cluster B personality disorders: dramatic/emotional/erratic:
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
7. Cluster C personality disorders: Anxious/fearful
avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
8. Paranoid Personality Disorder: type of personality disorder characterized byextreme
suspiciousness or mistrust of others
9. Schizoid Personality Disorder: a psychological disorder characterized by littleinterest or
involvement in close relationships, even those with family members (socially and emotionally
detached)
10. Schizotypal Personality Disorder: a psychological disorder characterized byseveral traits
that cause problems interpersonally, including constricted or inap- propriate affect; magical
or paranoid thinking; and odd beliefs, speech, behavior, appearance, and perceptions
11. Antisocial Personality Disorder: a personality disorder in which a person ex- hibits a lack
of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and
ruthless or a clever con artist
12. Borderline Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterized by lack of stability in
, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity; angry outbursts; intense fear
of abandonment; recurring suicidal gestures
13. Histrionic Personality Disorder: excessive emotionality and attention seeking
14. Narcissistic Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterized by ex- aggerated
ideas of self-importance and achievements; preoccupation with fantasiesof success; arrogance
15. Avoidant Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterized by inhibi- tion in
social situations; feelings of inadequacy; oversensitivity to criticism
16. Dependent Personality Disorder: a personality disorder characterized by help-lessness;
excessive need to be taken care of; submissive and clinging behavior; difficulty in making
decisions
17. Standard Deviation: a measure of variability; It tells you how tightly your data is
clustered around the mean
18. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem,self-
actualization
19. Androgyny: is something that has both female and male traits, or something thatis not
clearly either masculine or feminine
20. Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development:
21. Social Learning Theory: is the view that people learn by observing others. Associated
with Albert Bandura's work in the 1960s. Explains how people learn new behaviors, values,
and attitudes For example, a teenager might learn slang byobserving peers.
22. Core features of depression: diminished interest or pleasure
23. Core features of bipolar disorders: mania; hypomania
24. Hypomania: abnormally, persistently elevated mood, expansive mood, irritablemood
25. Difference between mania and hypomania: mania lasts more than 1 week andhypomania
lasts 4 days
26. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: a personality disorder charac-terized by
preoccupation with orderliness, perfection, and control
27. Multiple Regression Analysis: An analysis of association in which the effects of two or
more independent variables on a single, interval-scaled dependent variable are investigated
simultaneously.
28. Analysis of Covariance: Compares 2 or more groups and controls for theeffects of
an intervening variable
29. Z-Scores: indicates how far away any given score is from the standardizeddeviation
30. Correlation: A measure of the relationship between two variables
31. Piaget Moral Development: he believes young children 4 to 7yrs see their moralworld
