Abnormal Psychology : The Problem of Maladaptive Behavior
ISBN: 9780131181113 | 0131181114
Edition: 11thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 7/20/2004
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For introductory undergraduate courses in Abnormal Psychology, Abnormal Behavior, and Psychopathology.This classic textbook builds on the strengths of existing theoretical systems and clinical methods to provide students with a comprehensive and up-to-date real-world overview of the field of abnormal psychology. It focuses on maladaptive behavior as a product of the interaction between personal vulnerabilities and resiliencies.
This classic book provides readers with a comprehensive and up-to-date real-world overvi... MORE
This classic book provides readers with a comprehensive and up-to-date real-world overvi... MORE
| Introduction | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| The Range of Abnormal Behavior | |
| What Is Abnormal Psychology? | |
| Historical Background of Modern Abnormal Psychology | |
| Recent Concepts of Abnormal Behavior | |
| The Epidemiology of Maladaptive Behavior | |
| Seeking Help for Abnormal Behavior | |
| Research in Abnormal Behavior | |
| Our Ta... MORE | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| The Elements of Maladaptive Behavior: Theory, Treatment, and Research | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| The Role of Theory in Abnormal Psychology | |
| The Biological Perspective | |
| The Psychodynamic Perspective | |
| The Behavioral Perspective | |
| The Cognitive Perspective | |
| The Humanistic-Existential Perspective | |
| The Community-Cultural Perspective | |
| An Interactional Approach | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| The Therapeutic Enterprise: Choices, Techniques, Evaluation | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Psychotherapy | |
| Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches | |
| Integration and Extension of Psychological Therapies | |
| Research on the Psychological Therapies | |
| Integration of Psychologically Based Therapeutic Approaches | |
| Biological Therapies | |
| Hospitalization | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Classification and Assessment | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Classification: Categories of Maladaptive Behavior | |
| Assessment: The Basis of Classification | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Stress, Coping, and Maladaptive Behavior | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Stress and Coping | |
| Stressful Situations an Life Transitions | |
| Clinical Reactions to Stress | |
| Treating Stress-Related Problems | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Bodily Maladaptations: Eating, Sleeping, and Psychophysiological Disorders | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Psychological, Social, and Bodily Interactions | |
| Eating Disorders | |
| Sleep Disorders | |
| Psychophysiological Disorders | |
| Diagnostic Dilemmas | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Disorders of Bodily Preoccupation | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Somatoform Disorders | |
| Factitious Disorders and Malingering | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Anxiety Disorders | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| The Experience of Anxiety | |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | |
| Panic Disorder | |
| Phobias | |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | |
| Interpreting and Treating Anxiety Disorders | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Sexual Variants and Disorders | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Changing Views of Sexual Behavior | |
| Sexual Dysfunction | |
| Gender Identity Disorder | |
| The Paraphilias | |
| Sexual Victimization | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Personality Disorders | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Classifying Personality Disorders | |
| Odd or Eccentric Behavior | |
| Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Behavior | |
| Anxious of Fearful Behavior | |
| Treatment of Personality Disorders | |
| The Outlook for Personality Disorder Classification | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Mood Disorders and Suicide | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Depressed Mood | |
| Mood Disorders | |
| Depression | |
| Depressive Disorders | |
| Causes and Treatment of Depression | |
| The Bipolar Disorders | |
| Causes and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder | |
| Suicide | |
| Prevention of Suicide | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| Psychotic Disorders | |
| Schizophrenia | |
| Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorders | |
| The Development of Schizophrenia | |
| Studying Vulnerability to Schizophrenia | |
| Therapeutic Approaches | |
| Long-Term Outcome Studies | |
| Other Psychotic Disorders | |
| Our Take-Away Message | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Cognitive Impairment Disorders | |
| What This Chapter Is About | |
| The Brain: An Interactional Perspective | |
| Delirium | |
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