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Abnormal Child Psychology With Infotrac
ISBN: 9780534554194 | 0534554199
Edition: 3rdFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 7/14/2004
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Through their thoughtful and accurate balance of developmental, clinical-diagnostic, and experimental approaches to child and adolescent psychopathology, Eric Mash and David Wolfe's ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY remains the most authoritative, scholarly book in today's abnormal child psychology market. Appropriate for novice and expert alike, this book traces the developmental course of each disorder and shows how biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact with a child's environment. Since one of the best ways to introduce studen... MORE
| Understanding Abnormal Child Psychology | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Historical Views and Breakthroughs | p. 2 |
| What Is Abnormal Behavior in Children and Adolescents? | p. 8 |
| Risk and Resilience | p. 13 |
| The Significance of Children's Mental Health Problems | p. 15 |
| Looking Ahead | p. 18 |
| Key Terms | p. 19 |
| Theories and Causes | p. 20 |
| Wha... MORE | p. 20 |
| The Role of Theory | p. 23 |
| Theoretical Foundations | p. 26 |
| Biological Perspectives | p. 30 |
| Psychological Perspectives | p. 36 |
| Family and Social Influences | p. 40 |
| Looking Ahead | p. 42 |
| Key Terms | p. 43 |
| Research | p. 44 |
| A Scientific Approach | p. 44 |
| The Research Process | p. 46 |
| Methods of Studying Behavior | p. 51 |
| Research Strategies | p. 54 |
| Ethical and Pragmatic Issues | p. 64 |
| Key Terms | p. 66 |
| Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment | p. 67 |
| Clinical Issues | p. 67 |
| Assessing Disorders | p. 72 |
| Classification and Diagnosis | p. 84 |
| Treatment | p. 89 |
| Key Terms | p. 96 |
| Behavioral Disorders | |
| Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | p. 98 |
| Description and History | p. 98 |
| Core Characteristics | p. 101 |
| Associated Characteristics | p. 106 |
| Accompanying Psychological Disorders and Symptoms | p. 110 |
| Prevalence and Course | p. 111 |
| Theories and Causes | p. 114 |
| Treatment | p. 119 |
| Key Terms | p. 126 |
| Conduct Problems | p. 127 |
| Description | p. 128 |
| Context, Costs, and Perspectives | p. 129 |
| DSM-IV-TR: Defining Features | p. 133 |
| Associated Characteristics | p. 137 |
| Accompanying Disorders and Symptoms | p. 141 |
| Prevalence, Gender, and Course | p. 142 |
| Causes | p. 147 |
| Treatment | p. 156 |
| Key Terms | p. 161 |
| Emotional Disorders | |
| Anxiety Disorders | p. 162 |
| Description | p. 163 |
| Separation Anxiety Disorder | p. 168 |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | p. 171 |
| Specific Phobia | p. 173 |
| Social Phobia (Social Anxiety) | p. 174 |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | p. 177 |
| Panic | p. 180 |
| Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorders | p. 182 |
| Associated Characteristics | p. 185 |
| Gender, Ethnicity, and Culture | p. 186 |
| Theories and Causes | p. 187 |
| Treatment | p. 191 |
| Key Terms | p. 197 |
| Mood Disorders | p. 198 |
| Depressive Disorders | p. 199 |
| Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | p. 202 |
| Dysthymic Disorder (DD) | p. 207 |
| Associated Characteristics of Depressive Disorders | p. 209 |
| Theories of Depression | p. 213 |
| Causes of Depression | p. 216 |
| Treatment of Depression | p. 220 |
| Bipolar Disorder (BP) | p. 224 |
| Key Terms | p. 229 |
| Developmental and Learning Disorders | |
| Mental Retardation | p. 230 |
| Intelligence and Mental Retardation | p. 230 |
| Features of Mental Retardation | p. 233 |
| Developmental Course and Adult Outcomes | p. 240 |
| Causes | p. 242 |
| Prevention, Education, and Treatment | p. 250 |
| Key Terms | p. 256 |
| Autism and Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia | p. 257 |
| Autism | p. 257 |
| Description and History | p. 257 |
| DSM-IV-TR: Defining Features | p. 259 |
| Core Characteristics of Autism | p. 262 |
| Associated Characteristics of Autism | p. 267 |
| Prevalence and Course of Autism | p. 272 |
| Causes of Autism | p. 274 |
| Treatment of Autism | p. 277 |
| Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) | p. 283 |
| Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia | p. 285 |
| DSM-IV-TR: Defining Features | p. 286 |
| Related Symptoms and Comorbidities | p. 288 |
| Prevalence | p. 288 |
| Causes | p. 288 |
| Treatment | p. 290 |
| Key Terms | p. 290 |
| Communication and Learning Disorders | p. 292 |
| Definitions and History | p. 293 |
| Language Development | p. 296 |
| Communication Disorders | p. 297 |
| Expressive Language Disorder | p. 298 |
| Stuttering | p. 301 |
| Learning Disorders | p. 302 |
| Reading Disorder | p. 305 |
| Mathematics Disorder | p. 306 |
| Writing Disorder | p. 306 |
| Key Terms | p. 319 |
| Problems Related to Physical and Mental Health | |
| Health-Related Disorders | p. 320 |
| History | p. 321 |
| Sleep Disorders | p. 322 |
| Elimination Disorders | p. 332 |
| Chronic Childhood Illness | p. 337 |
| Key Terms | p. 349 |
| Eating Disorders and Related Conditions | p. 350 |
| How Eating Patterns Develop | p. 351 |
| Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood | p. 355 |
| Obesity | p. 358 |
| Eating Disorders of Adolescence | p. 361 |
| Key Terms | p. 375 |
| Child Abuse and Neglect | p. 376 |
| Types of Abuse | p. 381 |
| Prevalence and Context | p. 384 |
| Developmental Course and Psychopathology | p. 386 |
| Causes | p. 394 |
| Prevention and Treatment | p. 401 |
| Key Terms | p. 404 |
| Epilogue | p. 405 |
| Glossary | p. 407 |
| References | p. 419 |
| Subject Index | p. 497 |
| Name Index | p. 507 |
| Credits | p. 525 |
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