Abnormal psychology in a changing world
By: Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus, Beverly Greene
Contributors: Rathus, Spencer A.; Greene, Beverly
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Pearson India Education Services; Pearson India Education
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Uttar Pradesh India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 668
ISBN-13: 9789353063115
Subjects: Psychiatry; Psychopathology; Mental Disorders; Pathological Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction and methods of research; title: How do we define abnormal behavior?; title: Historical perspectives; title: The Demonological model; title: Origins of the medical model: in "ill humor"; title: Medieval times; title: Witchcraft; title: Asylums; title: Reform Movement and moral therapy; title: The Community Mental Health Movement: the exodus from state hospitals; title: Contemporary perspectives; title: Description, explanation, prediction, and control: objectives of science; title: Scientific method; title: Ethics in research; title: Naturalistic-observation; title: Correlational method; title: Experimental method; title: Epidemiological studies; title: Kinship studies; title: Case studies; title: 2. Contemporary perspectives on abnormal behavior; title: Biological perspective; title: The nervous system; title: Controversies : is it all in the genes?; title: Psychological perspective; title: Psychodynamic models; title: Learning models; title: Humanistic models; title: Cognitive models; title: Sociocultural perspective; title: Ethnicity and mental health; title: Biopsychosocial perspective; title: Diathesis-stress model; title: 3. Classification and assessment of abnormal behavior; title: The DSM and models of abnormal behavior; title: Standards of assessment; title: Reliability; title: Validity; title: Controversies: should interviewers be replaced by computers?; title: Neuropsychological assessment; title: Cognitive assessment; title: Physiological measurement; title: Sociocultural and ethnic factors in assessment; title: 4. Methods of treatment; title: Types of helping professionals; title: Psychotherapy; title: Psychodynamic therapy; title: Behavior therapy; title: Humanistic therapy; title: Cognitive therapy; title: Eclectic therapy; title: Group, family, and couple therapy; title: Controversies: online therapy: a new therapeutic tool or Pandora's box?; title: Biomedical therapies; title: Drug therapy; title: Ethnic differences in response to psychotropic medication; title: Electroconvulsive therapy; title: Psychosurgery; title: Hospitalization and community-based care; title: Community mental health center; title: Ethnic group differences in use of mental health services; title: Racial stereotyping and the Mental Health System; title: Evaluation of deinstitutionalization; title: 5. Stress, psychological factors, and health; title: Adjustment disorders; title: Stress and illness; title: Stress and the endocrine system; title: Stress and the immune system; title: Terrorism-related trauma; title: General adaptation syndrome; title: Warning signs of trauma-related stress; title: Stress and life changes; title: Controversies: psychological first-aid following trauma: does it help?; title: Acculturative stress: making it in America; title: The dissociative experiences scale; title: Psychological factors that moderate stress; title: The life orientation test; title: Psychological factors and physical discorders; title: Headaches; title: Cardiovascular disease; title: Psychological methods for lowering arousal; title: Asthma; title: Cancer; title: Emotions and the heart; title: Are you a Type A?; title: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).; title: 6. Anxiety disorders; title: Historical perspectives; title: Panic disorder; title: Phobic disorders; title: Types of phobias; title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder; title: Generalized anxiety disorder; title: Traumatic stress disorders; title: Controversies: EMDR: fad or find?; title: Ethnic differences in anxiety disorders; title: 7. Dissociative and somatoform disorders; title: Dissociative identity disorder; title: Dissociative amnesia; title: Dissociative fugue; title: Depersonalization disorder; title: Culture-bound dissociative syndromes; title: The dissociative experiences scale; title: Controversies: are recovered memories credible?; title: Münchausen syndrome; title: Conversion disorder; title: Hypochondriasis; title: Body dysmorphic disorder; title: Pain disorder; title: Somatization disorder; title: Koro and Dhat syndromes: Far Eastern somatoform disorders?; title: 8. Mood disorders and suicide; title: Major depressive disorder; title: Controversies: why are more women depressed?; title: Dysthymic disorder; title: Bipolar disorder; title: Cyclothymic disorder; title: Theoretical perspectives; title: Stress and mood disorders; title: Psychodynamic theories; title: Humanistic theories; title: Learning theories; title: Cognitive theories; title: Biological factors; title: Treatment; title: Psychodynamic approaches; title: Behavioral approaches; title: Cognitive approaches; title: Psychological treatment of other mood disorders; title: Biological approaches; title: Clinical practice guidelines for depression; title: Suicide; title: Magnetic stimulation therapy for depression; title: Who commits suicide?; title: Why do people commit suicide?; title: Predicting suicide; title: Suicide prevention; title: 9. Substance abuse and dependence; title: Classification of substance -related disorders; title: Substance abuse and dependence; title: Addiction, physiological dependence, and psychological dependence; title: Racial and ethnic differences in substance dependence; title: Pathways to drug dependence; title: Drugs of abuse; title: Depressants; title: Are you hooked?; title: Binge drinking, a dangerous pastime; title: Stimulants; title: Hallucinogens; title: Theoretical perspectives; title: Biological; title: Learning; title: Cognitive; title: Psychodynamic; title: Sociocultural; title: Treatment of substance abuse and dependence; title: Biological approaches; title: Culturally sensitive treatment of alcoholism; title: Nonprofessional support groups; title: Residential approaches; title: Psychodynamic approaches; title: Behavioral approaches; title: Relapse-prevention training; title: Controversies: controlled drinking controversy; title: 10. Eating disorders, obesity, and sleep disorders; title: Anorexia Nervosa; title: Bulimia Nervosa; title: Causes of anorexia and bulimia; title: Controversies: should Barbie be banned?; title: Fear of fat scale; title: Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia; title: Binge-eating disorder; title: Obesity: a national epidemic; title: Are you obese?; title: What causes obesity?; title: Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in obesity; title: Facing the challenge of obesity; title: Dyssomnias; title: Parasomnias; title: Treatment; title: To sleep, perchance to dream.; title: 11. Disorders involving gender and sexuality; title: Gender identity disorder; title: Homophobia: social prejudice or personal psychopathology?; title: Sexual dysfunctions; title: Types; title: Treatment; title: Paraphilias; title: Types; title: Controversies: "Cybersex addiction": new psychological disorder?; title: Treatment; title: Rape; title: Types; title: Cultural myths that create a climate that supports rape; title: 12. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; title: Course of development; title: Prevalence; title: diagnostic features; title: Perceptual disturbances; title: Subtypes of Schizophrenia; title: Controversies: is mental illness a myth?; title: Diathesis-stress model; title: Treatment; title: Other forms of psychosis; title: Brief psychotic disorder; title: Schizophreniform disorder; title: Delusional disorder; title: The love delusion; title: Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders; title: 13. Personality disorders; title: Types; title: Personality disorders characterized by odd or eccentric behavior; title: Personality disorders characterized by dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior; title: Did Samson have antisocial personality disorder?; title: Personality disorders characterized by anxious or fearful behavior; title: Problems with the classification of personality disorders; title: Psychodynamic perspectives; title: Controversies: are personality disorders sexist?; title: Learning perspectives; title: Family perspectives; title: Biological perspectives; title: "In Cold Blood": peering into the minds of psychopathic murderers; title: Sociocultural perspectives; title: Treatment; title: Psychodynamic approaches; title: Behavioral approaches; title: Biological approaches; title: 14. Abnormal behavior in childhood and adolescence; title: Normal and abnormal behavior in childhood and adolescence; title: Cultural beliefs about what is normal and abnormal; title: Prevalence of mental health problems in children and adolescents; title: Risk factors for childhood disorders; title: Pervasive developmental disorders; title: Autism; title: Mental retardation; title: Causes; title: Intervention; title: Learning disorders; title: Types; title: The Savant syndrome; title: Understanding and treating learning disorders; title: Communication disorders; title: Attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders; title: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; title: Conduct disorder; title: Oppositional defiant disorder; title: Childhood anxiety and depression; title: Separation anxiety disorder; title: Childhood depression; title: Understanding and treating childhood anxiety disorders; title: Understanding and treating childhood depression; title: Controversies: are we overmedicating our kids?; title: Suicide in children and adolescents; title: Elimination disorders; title: Enuresis; title: Encopresis; title: 15. Cognitive disorders and disorders related to aging; title: Dementia; title: Delirium; title: Amnestic disorders; title: Psychological disorders related to aging; title: Anxiety disorders and aging; title: Depression and aging; title: Sleep problems and aging; title: Dementia of the Alzheimer's type; title: Vascular dementia; title: Examining your attitudes toward aging; title: Dementia due to Pick's disease; title: Dementia due to Parkinson's disease; title: Dementia due to Huntington's disease; title: Dementia due to HIV disease; title: Dementia due to Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease; title: Controversies: genetic testing: should people at risk be tested?; title: Dementia due to head trauma; title: Neurosyphilis; title: 16. Abnormal psychology and the law; title: Psychiatric commitment and patient's rights; title: Predicting dangerousness; title: Controversies: what should we do about the "wild man of West 96th Street?"; title: Patients' rights; title: The duty to warn; title: The insanity defense; title: Legal bases of the insanity defense; title: Determining the length of criminal commitment; title: Perspectives on the insanity defense; title: Competency to stand trial.