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Abnormal Psychology : Enduring Issues
ISBN: 9780471389828 | 047138982X
Format: PaperbackPublisher: WILEY
Pub. Date: 8/1/2004
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Abnormal Psychology by James Hansell and Lisa Damour bridges the gap between the evolving field of abnormal psychology and the current textbook market. This text is a new, innovative approach to the teaching of abnormal psychology. While covering the latest DSM-IV-TR system and categories, core concepts in abnormal psychology form the backbone of the text. Abnormal Psychology provides an alternative for professors searching for a manageable textbook for their students. Hansell and Damour wrote Abnormal Psychology to help students not get lost i... MORE
| Abnormal Psychology: The Core Concepts. Case Vignette | |
| The Core Concepts | |
| The Importance of Context in Defining and Understanding Abnormality | |
| The Continuum Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior | |
| Cultural and Historical Relativism in Defining and Classifying Abnormality | |
| The Advantages and Limitations of Diagnosis | |
| The Principle of Multiple Causality | |
| The Con... MORE | |
| The Core Concepts: A View From the Past | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Defining Abnormality: What Is Psychopathology? Case Vignette | |
| Commonly Used Criteria for Defining Abnormality | |
| Help Seeking | |
| Irrationality/Dangerousness | |
| Deviance | |
| Emotional Distress | |
| Significant Impairment | |
| Core Concepts in Defining Abnormality | |
| Cultural and Historical Relativism | |
| The Continuum Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior | |
| Defining Abnormality: Practical Solutions | |
| Working Definitions of Psychopathology | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Explaining Abnormality:What Causes Psychopathology? Case Vignette | |
| Explaining Abnormality: The Core Concepts | |
| Cultural and Historical Relativism | |
| The Principle of Multiple Causality | |
| The Connection Between Mind and Body | |
| The Theoretical Perspectives | |
| Psychodynamic Perspectives | |
| Humanistic and Existential Perspectives | |
| Behavioral Perspectives | |
| Cognitive Perspectives | |
| Sociocultural and Family Systems Perspectives | |
| Biological Perspectives | |
| Case Vignette Explanation and Treatment | |
| Classifying Abnormality: Diagnosis and Assessment | |
| The Advantages and Limitations of Diagnosis | |
| Reliability | |
| Validity | |
| The History of Diagnostic Systems for Psychopathology | |
| The DSM-III Revolution and Controversy | |
| Advantages of the Modern DSM Approach | |
| Limitations of the Modern DSM Approach | |
| Using the DSM-IV-TR: Making a Multiaxial Diagnosis | |
| Axis I and Axis II | |
| Axes III, IV, and V | |
| A Complete DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis | |
| Assessment | |
| Interviews | |
| Tests | |
| Behavioral Observation | |
| Diagnosis and Assessment in Perspective: Classifying and Understanding Dave | |
| Interview with Dave | |
| Dave's Test Results | |
| Behavioral Observations of Dave | |
| The Advantages and Limitations of the Diagnosis of Dave | |
| Anxiety and the Anxiety Disorders | |
| Case Vignettes | |
| Defining Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders | |
| The Importance of Context in Defining Anxiety Disorders | |
| The Continuum Between Normal and Abnormal Anxiety | |
| Classifying Anxiety Disorders | |
| The DSM-IV-TR Categories | |
| The Advantages and Limitations of the DSM-IV-TR Anxiety Disorder Diagnoses | |
| Classification in Demographic Context | |
| Cultural and Historical Relativism in Defining and Classifying Anxiety Disorders | |
| Explaining and Treating Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders | |
| Behavioral Components | |
| Cognitive Components | |
| Biological Components | |
| Psychodynamic Components | |
| The Multiple Causality of Anxiety Disorders | |
| The Connection Between Mind and Body in Anxiety Disorders | |
| Case Vignettes- Treatment | |
| Mood and the Mood Disorders | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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