Abnormal Psychology
eBook - PDF

Abnormal Psychology

An Integrative Approach

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  1. 790 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Abnormal Psychology

An Integrative Approach

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About this book

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH, Eighth Edition, is the perfect text to help you succeed in your abnormal psychology course! The authors -- all internationally recognized experts in the field -- show you how psychological disorders are rooted in multiple factors: biological, psychological, cultural, social, familial, and even political. You can test your understanding of topics with the text's built-in concept checks and chapter quizzes.

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Key takeaways

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Insight 1

Analyze the historical evolution of abnormal behavior concepts and apply a multidimensional integrative approach to understand the complex interplay of biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors in psychopathology.

Insight 2

Evaluate various clinical assessment and diagnostic methods for psychological disorders and critically appraise the research methodologies employed to investigate abnormal behavior.

Insight 3

Differentiate among major categories of psychological disorders, including their clinical presentations, etiologies, and evidence-based treatments, while also considering the legal and ethical dimensions of mental health services.

Information

Publisher
Cengage Learning EMEA
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781305950443
eBook ISBN
9781337514040
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education Teaching Methods

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the Authors
  3. Brief Contents
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Ch 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
  7. Ch 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
  8. Ch 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
  9. Ch 4: Research Methods
  10. Ch 5: Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
  11. Ch 6: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
  12. Ch 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
  13. Ch 8: Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders
  14. Ch 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
  15. Ch 10: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria
  16. Ch 11: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders
  17. Ch 12: Personality Disorders
  18. Ch 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
  19. Ch 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  20. Ch 15: Neurocognitive Disorders
  21. Ch 16: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
  22. Glossary
  23. References
  24. Name Index
  25. Subject Index

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