Abnormal psychology
By: James N. Butcher, Sue Mineka, Jill M. Hooley.
Contributors: Mineka, Susan.; Hooley, Jill M.
Edition: 14th ed.
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780205594955
Subjects: Psychology, Pathological; Psychiatry
Description: The esteemed author team of Jim Butcher, Jill Hooley, and Sue Mineka offers students the most thoroughly researched, engaging, and up-to-date explanation of psychopathology, creating a learning experience that provokes thought and increases awareness. By adopting a comprehensive bio-psycho-social perspective, this text takes students to levels of understanding that other books do not offer.
Table of contents: title: Abnormal psychology: an overview; title: Historical and contemporary views of abnormal behavior; title: Causal factors and viewpoints; title: Clinical assessment and diagnosis; title: Stress and physical and mental health; title: Panic, anxiety, and their disorders; title: Mood disorders and suicide; title: Somatoform and dissociative disorders; title: Eating disorders and obesity; title: Personality disorders; title: Substance-related disorders; title: Sexual variants, abuse, and dysfunctions; title: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; title: Disorders of childhood and adolesence; title: Therapy; title: Contemporary and legal issues in abnormal psychology.