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Case Studies In Abnormal Behavior

ISBN: 9780205452224 | 0205452221
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2006

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SummaryTable of Contents
This rich collection of case studies integrates contemporary and recognizable classic cases to illustrate a wide range of clinical and legal issues related to abnormal psychology. Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology brings the field of abnormal psychology to life for students with its rare combination of readability, humor, and strong scholarship. To enable students to more fully understand the nature of the disorder, each case in this book contains the full background material relevant to etiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations... MORE
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Prefaceviii
Introduction and Major Historical Developmentsx
Concepts of Abnormality
1(13)
The DSMs
2(1)
Rates of Mental Disorders
2(2)
A Presumably Normal Person Potentially Viewed as Pathological
4(10)
The Case of O.J. Simpson
4(10)
Theories and Techniques
14(16)
Multiple Theoretical Views on Moderate Anxiety, Depression, and Simple Phobias
14(11)
The Case of Danielle
15(10)
The Various Mental Health Professionals
25(3)
An Overall Perspective on Treatment Change
28(2)
The Anxiety Disorders
30(26)
The Three Little Boys: Hans, Albert, and Peter
31(3)
The Case of Little Hans
31(1)
The Case of Little Albert
32(1)
The Case of Little Peter
33(1)
Agoraphobia
34(6)
The Case of Agnes
35(5)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
40(7)
The Case of Bess
42(5)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
47(9)
The Case of Paul
48(8)
The Dissociative and Sleep Disorders
56(13)
Multiple Personality Disorder
57(5)
The Case of Anna O.
58(4)
Sleep Disorders
62(7)
The Case of Sam
64(2)
The Case of Ilse
66(3)
The Somatoform Disorders
69(13)
Somatoform Disorder Subcategories
69(6)
The Case of ``Alix'' (Empress Alexandra Fedorovna)
71(4)
Pain Disorder
75(7)
The Case of Pam
76(6)
The Schizophrenic and Delusional (or Paranoid) Disorders
82(18)
Undifferentiated Schizophrenia
85(7)
The Case of Sally
85(7)
Paranoid Schizophrenia
92(8)
The Case of Daniel Paul Schreber
92(5)
The Case of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
97(3)
The Affective (or Mood) Disorders and Suicide
100(21)
Major Depressive Disorder Associated with a Suicide Attempt
101(12)
The Case of Joseph Westbecker
103(10)
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Psychosis)
113(8)
The Case of Virginia Woolf
115(6)
The Psychosexual Disorders
121(34)
Sexual Addiction
121(5)
The Case of William Clinton
122(4)
Paraphilias
126(7)
The Case of Jeffrey Dahmer
127(6)
Pedophilia
133(5)
The Case of Jesse Timmendequas
134(4)
Transvestism
138(1)
Gender Identity Disorder
138(6)
The Case of Bruce/Brenda
139(5)
Sexual Dysfunctions (Impotence)
144(6)
The Case of Tim
145(5)
Female Psychosexual Dysfunction
150(5)
The Case of Virginia
150(5)
The Substance Use Disorders
155(19)
Alcohol Dependence and Abuse
157(9)
The Case of Betty Ford
158(8)
Prescription Drug Abuse
166(1)
Polysubstance Dependence
166(4)
The Case of Elvis Presley
167(3)
Nicotine Dependence
170(4)
The Case of Dr. S.
171(3)
The Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
174(16)
Anorexia Nervosa
174(8)
The Case of Karen Carpenter
175(4)
The Case of Louise Gluck
179(3)
Bulimia Nervosa
182(8)
The Case of Princess Diana
183(7)
The Personality Disorders
190(30)
Personality Types and Their Potential Disorders
191(1)
The Histrionic Personality Disorder
191(7)
The Case of Hilde
193(5)
The Antisocial Personality Disorder
198(8)
The Case of Theodore Bundy
198(8)
The Schizoid Personality Disorder
206(7)
The Case of Theodore Kaczynski
207(6)
Malignant Narcissism
213(7)
The Case of Adolf Hitler
214(1)
The Case of Joseph Stalin
215(2)
The Case of Saddam Hussein
217(3)
Disorders of Impulse Control
220(11)
Pathological Gambling
221(4)
The Case of Fyodor Dostovevsky
222(3)
Kleptomania
225(6)
The Case of Winona Ryder
226(2)
The Case of John Lennon
228(3)
Disorders with Violence
231(17)
Causes of Violence
231(7)
The Case of Jack Ruby
231(7)
Serial Killers
238(2)
The Case of Hermann Mudgett (Dr. Henry Holmes)
238(2)
Family Violence: Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children and Spouse Abuse
240(8)
The Case of Charles
241(2)
The Case of Abby
243(5)
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
248(30)
Developmental Language Disorder
248(5)
The Case of Delano
249(4)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
253(5)
The Case of Matt
254(4)
Autistic Disorder
258(4)
The Case of Temple Grandin
259(3)
Separation Anxiety Disorder Associated with School Refusal
262(5)
The Case of Julie
263(4)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
267(5)
The Case of Phyllis
268(4)
School Violence
272(3)
The Case of Charles Williams
272(3)
Identity Development Crisis or Disorder
275(3)
The Case of Mr. E.
276(2)
Organic Mental Disorders and Mental Retardation
278(13)
Recovery of Functions Following Removal of Dominant Brain Hemisphere
278(4)
The Case of Harry
280(2)
Alzheimer's Disease
282(5)
The Case of Ronald Reagan
284(3)
Mental Retardation
287(4)
The Case of Daryl Renard Atkins
288(3)
Legal Issues and Psychological Practice
291(17)
Malingering, Factitious Disorder, or True Disorder?
291(7)
The Case of Marna
293(5)
Criminal Responsibility, Competency to Stand Trial, and Dangerousness, and a Case of Borderline Personality Disorder
298(10)
The Case of John Hinckley
301(7)
Postscript: Positive Mental Health
308(3)
References311(7)
Index318

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