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Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, 9th Edition

ISBN: 9781118086193 | 1118086198

Edition: 9th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 10/1/2011

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Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, Ninth Edition takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. Strong coverage of cultural, ethnic, gender, and womens issues.

A comprehensive and scholarly casebook, written by a team of authors An excellent balance in various perspectives and treatments that include strong coverage of cultural, ethnic, gender, and women's issues throughout. Best known for its in-depth discussion sections, to get student to think further about the informa... MOREtion and details presented. Includes a number of transcripts of therapy sessions, giving students a realistic view of psychotherapy.

"Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases. However, those presentations are necessarily brief and too fragmented for students to gain a clear understanding of the unique complexities of a person's troubled life. Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, Ninth Edition takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. This casebook presents comprehensive coverage of 23 high interest cases that include topics such as eating disorders, gender identity disorder, borderline personality, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Each study (1) provides detailed descriptions of a range of clinical problems, (2) illustrates some of the ways in which these problems can be viewed and treated, and (3) discusses some of the evidence that is available concerning the prevalence and causes of the disorders in question"--

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Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases. However, those presentations are necessarily brief and too fragmented for students to gain a clear understanding of the unique complexities of a person's troubled life. Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, Ninth Edition takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. This casebook presents comprehensive coverage of 23 high interest cases that include topics such as eating disorders, gender identity disorder, borderline personality, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Each study (1) provides detailed descriptions of a range of clinical problems, (2) illustrates some of the ways in which these problems can be viewed and treated, and (3) discusses some of the evidence that is available concerning the prevalence and causes of the disorders in question.

Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, Ninth Edition is available in alternate versions (eBooks and custom) for professors and students. For more information, visit the "Instructor's Resource" tab or "Student Resource" tab below.Would you like to include more high interest cases in your Abnormal Psychology course?
Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases. However, those presentations are necessarily brief and too fragmented for students to gain a clear understanding of the unique complexities of a person's troubled life. Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, Ninth Edition takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. This casebook presents comprehensive coverage of 23 high interest cases that include topics such as eating disorders, gender identity disorder, borderline personality, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Each study (1) provides detailed descriptions of a range of clinical problems, (2) illustrates some of the ways in which these problems can be viewed and treated, and (3) discusses some of the evidence that is available concerning the prevalence and causes of the disorders in question.
Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, Ninth Edition is available in alternate versions (eBooks and custom) for professors and students. For more information, visit the "Instructor's Resource" tab or "Student Resource" tab below.

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Preface	p. v
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 1
Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia	p. 17
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Rape Trauma	p. 35
Hypertension in an African American Man	p. 52
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple Personality	p. 68
Major Depressive Disorder	p. 87
Bipolar Disorder	p. 102
Somatization Disorder	p. 115
Schizophrenia: Paranoid Type	p. 130
Psychotic Disorder (NOS), Substance Dependence, and Violence	p. 145
Alcohol Dependence	p. 159
Sexual Dysfunction: Female Orgasmic Disorder and Premature Ejaculation	p. 171
Paraphilias: Exhibitionism and Frotteurism	p. 188
Gender Identity Disorder: Transsexualism	p. 202
Eating Disorder: Anorexia Nervosa	p. 221
Eating Disorder: Bulimia Nervosa	p. 234
Parasomnia: Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep Paralysis	p. 251
Paranoid Personality Disorder	p. 265
Borderline Personality Disorder	p. 283
Antisocial Personality Disorder: Psychopathy	p. 297
Autistic Disorder	p. 309
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 323
Oppositional Defiant Disorder	p. 336
References	p. 351
Index	p. 391
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