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Abnormal Psychology

by: Oltmanns, Thomas F.; Emery, Robert E.

Abnormal Psychology

by: Oltmanns, Thomas F.; Emery, Robert E.

ISBN 13:
9780131875210
ISBN 10:
0131875213
Edition: 5th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2010
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

This new edition retains the book's engaging and innovative systems approach, integrating the biological, psychological, and social perspectives in one concurrent story. Scientific methods are presented in a clear and non-threatening manner, and are based on the most current research. Chapter topics include personality disorders, eating disorders, substance use disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, schizophrenic disorders, mood disorders and suicide, treatment of psychological disorders, and more.For psychologists, psychiatrists, and professionals in the mental health field.

Preface

xix

About the Authors

xxvii

Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior

(26)

Overview

(1)

Case Study: A Husband's Paranoid Schizophrenia

(1)

Recognizing the Presence of Disorder

(2)

Defining Abnormal Behavior

(4)

Harmful Dysfunction

(2)

Cultural and Diagnostic Practice

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: Is Sexual Addiction a Meaningful Concept?

(1)

Who Experiences Abnormal Behavior?

(4)

Case Study: A College Student's Eating Disorder

(1)

Frequency in and Impact on Community Populations

(2)

Cross-cultural Comparisons

(1)

The Mental Health Professions

(2)

Psychopathology in Historical Context

(5)

The Greek Tradition in Medicine

(1)

The Creation of the Asylum

(1)

Worcester Lunatic Hospital: A Model Institution

(1)

Lessons from the History of Psychopathology

(1)

Research Methods: Who Must Provide Scientific Evidence?

(2)

Methods for the Scientific Study of Mental Disorders

(6)

The Uses and Limitations of Case Studies

(1)

Clinical Research Methods

(1)

Getting Help

(4)

Causes of Abnormal Behavior

(34)

Overview

(2)

Case Study: Meghan's Many Hardships

(1)

Brief Historical Perspective: Twentieth-Century Paradigms

(1)

The Biological Paradigm

(5)

The Psychodynamic Paradigm

(2)

The Cognitive Behavioral Paradigm

(1)

The Humanistic Paradigm

(1)

The Problem with Paradigms

(1)

Systems Theory

(4)

Holism

(1)

Research Methods: Correlations: Does Psychology Make You Smarter?

(1)

Causality

(1)

Developmental Psychopathology

(1)

Biological Factors

(11)

The Neuron and Neurotransmitters

(1)

Neurotransmitters and Psychopathology

(1)

Major Brain Structures

(3)

Mind-Body Dualism

(1)

Cerebral Hemispheres

(1)

Psychophysiology

(1)

Behavior Genetics

(4)

Critical Thinking Matters: Do Vaccinations Cause Autism?

(1)

Psychological Factors

(4)

Human Nature and Temperament

(2)

Emotions

(1)

Learning and Cognition

(1)

The Sense of Self

(1)

Stages of Development

(1)

Social Factors

(7)

Relationships and Psychopathology

(1)

Gender and Gender Roles

(1)

Prejudice and Poverty

(1)

Societal Values

(1)

Getting Help

(3)

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

(30)

Overview

(4)

Case Study: Why Is Frances Depressed?

(1)

Frances and the Four Paradigms

(2)

Brief Historical Perspective

(1)

Biological Treatments

(4)

Ethnic Minorities in Psychotherapy

(1)

Electroconvulsive Therapy

(1)

Psychosurgery

(1)

Psychopharmacology

(2)

Psychodynamic Psychotherapies

(3)

Freudian Psychoanalysis

(2)

Ego Analysis

(1)

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

(1)

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

(4)

Systematic Desensitization

(1)

Other Exposure Therapies

(1)

Research Methods: The Experimental Method: Does Therapy Work?

(1)

Aversion Therapy

(1)

Contingency Management

(1)

Social Skills Training

(1)

Cognitive Techniques

(1)

Beck's Cognitive Therapy

(1)

Rational-Emotive Therapy

(1)

Integration and Research

(1)

Humanistic Therapies

(1)

Client-Centered Therapy

(1)

A Means, Not an End?

(1)

Research on Psychotherapy

(7)

Critical Thinking Matters: Are All Therapies Created Equal?

(1)

Does Psychotherapy Work?

(3)

The Allegiance Effect

(1)

Psychotherapy Process Research

(2)

Couples, Family, and Group Therapy

(4)

Couples Therapy

(1)

Family Therapy

(1)

Group Therapy

(1)

Prevention

(1)

Specific Treatments for Specific Disorders

(2)

Getting Help

(2)

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

(36)

Overview

(2)

Case Study: Obsessions, Compulsions, and Other Unusual Behaviors

(1)

Basic Issues in Classification

(1)

Categories versus Dimensions

(1)

From Description to Theory

(1)

Classifying Abnormal Behavior

(6)

Brief Historical Perspective

(1)

The DSM-IV-TR System

(1)

Labeling Theory

(3)

Culture and Classification

101

(1)

Evaluating Classification Systems

102

(5)

Research Methods: Reliability: Do Clinicians Agree?

103

(1)

Reliability

104

(1)

Validity

104

(1)

Unresolved Questions

105

(1)

Problems and Limitations of the DSM-IV-TR System

106

(1)

Basic Issues in Assessment

107

(2)

Purposes of Clinical Assessment

107

(1)

Assumptions About Consistency of Behavior

108

(1)

Evaluating the Usefulness of Assessment Procedures

108

(1)

Types of Assessment Procedures

109

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: Should We Always Trust Clinical Judgments?

110

(1)

Assessing Psychological Systems

110

(11)

Interviews

111

(2)

Observational Procedures

113

(3)

Personality Tests and Self-Report Inventories

116

(3)

Projective Personality Tests

119

(2)

Assessing Social Systems

121

(1)

Assessing Biological Systems

122

(6)

Psychophysiological Assessment

122

(1)

Brain Imaging Techniques

123

(2)

Getting Help

125

(3)

Mood Disorders and Suicide

128

(46)

Overview

129

(4)

Case Study: An Attorney's Major Depressive Episode

131

(1)

Case Study: Debbie's Manic Episode

132

(1)

Symptoms

133

(3)

Emotional Symptoms

133

(1)

Cognitive Symptoms

134

(1)

Somatic Symptoms

134

(1)

Behavioral Symptoms

135

(1)

Other Problems Commonly Associated with Depression

135

(1)

Diagnosis

136

(3)

Brief Historical Perspective

136

(1)

Contemporary Diagnostic Systems

136

(3)

Course and Outcome

139

(1)

Unipolar Disorders

139

(1)

Bipolar Disorders

140

(1)

Frequency

140

(3)

Incidence and Prevalence

141

(1)

Gender Differences

141

(1)

Cross-Cultural Differences

142

(1)

Risk for Mood Disorders Across the Life Span

142

(1)

Causes

143

(13)

Social Factors

144

(2)

Social Factors and Bipolar Disorders

146

(1)

Psychological Factors

146

(4)

Biological Factors

150

(6)

Interaction of Social, Psychological, and Biological Factors

156

(1)

Treatment

156

(7)

Unipolar Disorders

156

(1)

Research Methods: Analogue Studies: Do Rats Get Depressed, and Why?

157

(3)

Critical Thinking Matters: Do Antidepressant Drugs Cause Violent Behavior?

160

(1)

Bipolar Disorders

160

(1)

Electroconvulsive Therapy

161

(1)

Seasonal Mood Disorders

162

(1)

Suicide

163

(11)

Brief Case Study: An Admiral's Suicide

163

(1)

Classification of Suicide

164

(1)

Frequency of Suicide

165

(1)

Causes of Suicide

166

(1)

Common Elements of Suicide

167

(1)

Treatment of Suicidal People

168

(3)

Getting Help

171

(3)

Anxiety Disorders

174

(38)

Overview

175

(2)

Case Study: A Writer's Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia

176

(1)

Symptoms

177

(6)

Anxiety

177

(1)

Excessive Worry

178

(1)

Panic Attacks

178

(1)

Phobias

179

(1)

Obsessions and Compulsions

180

(1)

Case Study: Ed's Obsessive--Compulsive Disorder

181

(2)

Diagnosis

183

(4)

Brief Historical Perspective

183

(1)

Contemporary Diagnostic Systems

184

(2)

``Lumpers'' and ``Splitters''

186

(1)

Course and Outcome

186

(1)

Frequency

187

(3)

Prevalence

187

(1)

Comorbidity

187

(1)

Gender Differences

188

(1)

Anxiety Across the Life Span

188

(1)

Cross-Cultural Comparisons

189

(1)

Causes

190

(12)

Adaptive and Maladaptive Fears

190

(1)

Social Factors

190

(2)

Psychological Factors

192

(5)

Biological Factors

197

(4)

Critical Thinking Matters: Can a Strep Infection Trigger OCD in Children?

201

(1)

Treatment

202

(10)

Brief Case Study: Ed's Treatment

203

(1)

Psychological Interventions

203

(2)

Research Methods: Statistical Significance: When Differences Matter

205

(1)

Biological Interventions

206

(3)

Getting Help

209

(3)

Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Somatoform Disorders

212

(38)

Overview

213

(1)

Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders

214

(12)

Case Study: Sexual Assault and Stephanie's PTSD

214

(1)

Symptoms of ASD and PTSD

215

(1)

Diagnosis of ASD and PTSD

216

(3)

The Trauma of Sexual Assault

219

(1)

Frequency of Trauma, PTSD, and ASD

219

(2)

Causes of PTSD and ASD

221

(2)

Prevention and Treatment of ASD and PTSD

223

(3)

Dissociative Disorders

226

(11)

Case Study: Dissociative Fugue---Dallae's Journey

226

(1)

Hysteria and the Unconscious

227

(2)

Symptoms of Dissociative Disorders

229

(1)

Diagnosis of Dissociative Disorders

229

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: Recovered Memories?

230

(1)

Brief Case Study: A New York City Firefighter's Amnesia for September 11

231

(1)

Brief Case Study: The Three Faces of Eve

232

(1)

Frequency of Dissociative Disorders

233

(2)

Causes of Dissociative Disorders

235

(1)

Research Methods: Retrospective Reports: Remembering the Past

236

(1)

Treatment of Dissociative Disorders

237

(1)

Somatoform Disorders

237

(13)

Symptoms of Somatoform Disorders

238

(1)

Diagnosis of Somatoform Disorders

238

(1)

Brief Case Study: Janet's Patient

239

(2)

Brief Case Study: Body Dysmorphic Disorder

241

(1)

Frequency of Somatoform Disorders

242

(1)

Causes of Somatoform Disorders

243

(2)

Treatment of Somatoform Disorders

245

(1)

Getting Help

246

(4)

Stress and Physical Health

250

(28)

Overview

251

(2)

Case Study: Bob Carter's Heart Attack

252

(1)

Defining Stress

253

(2)

Stress as a Life Event

253

(1)

Stress as Appraisal of Life Events

253

(2)

Symptoms of Stress

255

(8)

Psychophysiological Responses to Stress

255

(1)

Tend and Befriend: The Female Alternative to Fight or Flight?

256

(2)

Coping

258

(2)

Health Behavior

260

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: Resilience

261

(1)

Illness as a Cause of Stress

262

(1)

Diagnosis of Stress and Physical Illness

263

(1)

Brief Historical Perspective

263

(1)

Contemporary Approaches

263

(1)

The Role of Psychological Factors in Some Familiar Illnesses

264

(4)

Cancer

264

(1)

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

265

(1)

Pain Management

266

(1)

Sleep Disorders

267

(1)

Cardiovascular Disease

268

(10)

Symptoms of Hypertension and CHD

268

(1)

Diagnosis of CVD

268

(1)

Frequency of CVD

268

(2)

Causes of CVD

270

(2)

Research Methods: Longitudinal Studies: Lives Over Time

272

(1)

Prevention and Treatment of CVD

273

(3)

Getting Help

276

(2)

Personality Disorders

278

(38)

Overview

280

(2)

Case Study: A Car Thief's Antisocial Personality Disorder

281

(1)

Symptoms

282

(3)

Social Motivation

282

(1)

Cognitive Perspectives Regarding Self and Others

283

(1)

Temperament and Personality Traits

284

(1)

Context and Personality

284

(1)

Diagnosis

285

(7)

Cluster A: Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal Personality Disorders

286

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: Do You Have to Be Paranoid to Survive?

287

(1)

Cluster B: Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders

287

(1)

Brief Case Study: Borderline Personality Disorder

288

(1)

Cluster C: Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive--Compulsive Personality Disorders

289

(2)

A Dimensional Perspective on Personality Disorders

291

(1)

Brief Case Study: Narcissism from the Perspective of the Five-Factor Model

291

(1)

Frequency

292

(5)

Prevalence in Community and Clinical Samples

292

(1)

Gender Differences

293

(2)

Stability of Personality Disorders over Time

295

(1)

Culture and Personality

295

(1)

Research Methods: Cross-Cultural Comparisons: The Importance of Context

296

(1)

Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD)

297

(3)

Brief Case Study: Schizotypal Personality Disorder

297

(1)

Symptoms

298

(1)

Causes

298

(1)

Treatment

299

(1)

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

300

(5)

Brief Case Study: Borderline Personality Disorder

300

(1)

Symptoms

301

(1)

Impulse Control Disorders

302

(1)

Causes

303

(1)

Treatment

303

(2)

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)

305

(5)

Brief Case Study: Antisocial Personality Disorder

305

(1)

Symptoms

306

(2)

Causes

308

(2)

Treatment

310

(1)

Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD)

310

(6)

Brief Case Study: Dependent Personality Disorder

311

(1)

Symptoms

311

(1)

Causes

312

(1)

Treatment

312

(1)

Getting Help

313

(3)

Eating Disorders

316

(28)

Overview

317

(2)

Case Study: Serrita's Anorexia

319

(1)

Symptoms of Anorexia

319

(3)

Refusal to Maintain a Normal Weight

319

(1)

Disturbance in Evaluating Weight or Shape

320

(1)

Fear of Gaining Weight

320

(1)

Cessation of Menstruation

320

(1)

Medical Complications

321

(1)

Struggle for Control

321

(1)

Comorbid Psychological Disorders

322

(1)

Symptoms of Bulimia

322

(4)

Case Study: Michelle's Secret

323

(1)

Binge Eating

323

(1)

Inappropriate Compensatory Behavior

324

(1)

Excessive Emphasis on Weight and Shape

325

(1)

Comorbid Psychological Disorders

325

(1)

Medical Complications

325

(1)

Diagnosis of Eating Disorders

326

(2)

Brief Historical Perspective

326

(1)

Contemporary Classification

326

(2)

Frequency of Eating Disorders

328

(3)

Standards of Beauty

329

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: The Pressure to Be Thin

330

(1)

Age of Onset

330

(1)

Causes of Eating Disorders

331

(6)

Social Factors

331

(1)

Eating Disorders in Males

332

(1)

Psychological Factors

333

(3)

Biological Factors

336

(1)

Integration and Alternative Pathways

337

(1)

Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

337

(2)

Course and Outcome of Anorexia Nervosa

338

(1)

Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa

339

(2)

Antidepressant Medications

339

(1)

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

339

(1)

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

339

(1)

Research Methods: Psychotherapy Placebos: Controlling for Expectations

340

(1)

Course and Outcome of Bulimia Nervosa

341

(1)

Prevention of Eating Disorders

341

(3)

Getting Help

342

(2)

Substance Use Disorders

344

(40)

Overview

345

(3)

Case Study: Ernest Hemingway's Alcohol Dependence

347

(1)

Symptoms

348

(10)

The Concept of Substance Dependence

348

(2)

Alcohol

350

(2)

Nicotine

352

(1)

Amphetamine and Cocaine

352

(2)

Opiates

354

(1)

Brief Case Study: Feelings After Injecting Heroin

354

(2)

Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines

356

(1)

Cannabis

356

(1)

Hallucinogens and Related Drugs

357

(1)

Diagnosis

358

(4)

Brief History of Legal and Illegal Substances

358

(1)

DSM-IV-TR

359

(1)

Proposed Subtypes

360

(1)

Course and Outcome

360

(1)

Other Disorders Commonly Associated with Addictions

361

(1)

Frequency

362

(4)

Prevalence of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

363

(1)

Prevalence of Drug and Nicotine Dependence

364

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: Should Tobacco Products Be Illegal?

365

(1)

Risk for Addiction Across the Life Span

365

(1)

Brief Case Study: Ms. E's Drinking

366

(1)

Causes

366

(9)

Social Factors

367

(1)

Biological Factors

368

(3)

Psychological Factors

371

(2)

Research Methods: Studies of People at Risk for Disorders

373

(1)

Integrated Systems

374

(1)

Treatment

375

(9)

Detoxification

375

(1)

Medications During Remission

375

(1)

Self-Help Groups: Alcoholics Anonymous

376

(1)

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

377

(1)

Brief Case Study: Relapse to Heroin Use

378

(1)

Outcome Results and General Conclusions

379

(2)

Getting Help

381

(3)

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

384

(36)

Overview

385

(3)

Case Study: Margaret and Bill's Sexual Communication

386

(1)

Brief Historical Perspective

387

(1)

Sexual Dysfunctions

388

(15)

Symptoms

388

(2)

Diagnosis

390

(1)

Brief Case Study: Sexual Aversion Disorder

391

(1)

Brief Case Study: Male Erectile Disorder

392

(2)

Research Methods: Hypothetical Constructs: What Is Sexual Arousal?

394

(1)

Brief Case Study: Genital Pain

395

(1)

Frequency

396

(2)

Causes

398

(1)

Brief Case Study: Vaginismus and Alcohol Dependence

399

(1)

Treatment

400

(3)

Critical Thinking Matters: Does Medication Cure Sexual Dysfunction?

403

(1)

Paraphilias

403

(12)

Symptoms

403

(1)

Brief Case Study: Paraphilia

404

(1)

Diagnosis

404

(2)

Brief Case Study: Masochism

406

(4)

Frequency

410

(1)

Causes

411

(2)

Treatment

413

(2)

Gender Identity Disorders

415

(5)

Symptoms

415

(1)

Frequency

416

(1)

Causes

416

(1)

Treatment

417

(1)

Getting Help

417

(3)

Schizophrenic Disorders

420

(38)

Overview

421

(3)

Case Study: A New Mother's Paranoid Schizophrenia

422

(1)

Case Study: Edward's Disorganized Schizophrenia

423

(1)

Symptoms

424

(5)

Positive Symptoms

424

(1)

Negative Symptoms

425

(1)

First Person Account of Delusional Beliefs

426

(1)

Disorganization

427

(1)

Case Study: Marsha's Disorganized Speech and Bizarre Behavior

427

(2)

Diagnosis

429

(5)

Brief Historical Perspective

429

(1)

DSM-IV-TR

429

(1)

Subtypes

430

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: Are Symptom-Based Subtypes of Schizophrenia Useful?

431

(1)

Related Psychotic Disorders

432

(1)

Course and Outcome

433

(1)

Frequency

434

(2)

Gender Differences

434

(1)

First Person Account: A Mother's Observations

435

(1)

Cross-Cultural Comparisons

435

(1)

Causes

436

(13)

Biological Factors

436

(7)

Social Factors

443

(1)

Psychological Factors

444

(2)

Research Methods: Comparison Groups: What Is Normal?

446

(1)

Integration and Multiple Pathways

447

(1)

The Search for Markers of Vulnerability

447

(2)

Treatment

449

(9)

Antipsychotic Medication

449

(3)

Psychosocial Treatment

452

(3)

Getting Help

455

(3)

Dementia, Delirium, and Amnestic Disorders

458

(30)

Overview

459

(4)

Case Study: A Physician's Developing Dementia

460

(2)

Case Study: Dementia and Delirium--A Niece's Terrible Discoveries

462

(1)

Symptoms

463

(6)

Delirium

463

(1)

Dementia

463

(1)

Memory Changes in Normal Aging

464

(4)

Amnestic Disorder

468

(1)

Case Study: Alcohol-Induced Persisting Amnestic Disorder--19 Going on 45

468

(1)

Diagnosis

469

(7)

Brief Historical Perspective

469

(1)

Specific Disorders Associated with Dementia

470

(2)

Critical Thinking Matters: How Can Clinicians Establish an Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease?

472

(4)

Frequency of Delirium and Dementia

476

(2)

Prevalence of Dementia

477

(1)

Prevalence by Subtypes of Dementia

477

(1)

Cross-Cultural Comparisons

478

(1)

Causes

478

(5)

Delirium

478

(1)

Dementia

479

(1)

Research Methods: Finding Genes That Cause Behavioral Problems

480

(3)

Treatment and Management

483

(5)

Medication

483

(1)

Environmental and Behavioral Management

484

(1)

Support for Caregivers

485

(1)

Getting Help

486

(2)

Mental Retardation and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

488

(36)

Overview

489

(1)

Mental Retardation

489

(18)

Case Study: Should This Mother Raise Her Children?

490

(1)

Symptoms of Mental Retardation

491

(2)

Research Methods: Central Tendency and Variability: What Do IQ Scores Mean?

493

(2)

Diagnosis of Mental Retardation

495

(2)

Frequency of Mental Retardation

497

(1)

Causes of Mental Retardation

497

(6)

Treatment: Prevention and Normalization

503

(1)

Fugenics: Our History of Shame

504

(3)

Autistic Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

507

(17)

Case Study: Temple Grandin--An Anthropologist on Mars

508

(1)

Symptoms of PDD

508

(4)

Diagnosis of Autism and PDD

512

(2)

Frequency of Autism and PDD

514

(1)

Causes of Autism

514

(3)

Treatment of PDD

517

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: The Bogus Treatment Called Facilitated Communication

518

(3)

Getting Help

521

(3)

Psychological Disorders of Childhood

524

(34)

Overview

525

(1)

Externalizing Disorders

526

(19)

Case Study: Bad Boy, Troubled Boy, or All Boy?

526

(1)

Symptoms of Externalizing Disorders

527

(2)

Diagnosis of Externalizing Disorders

529

(3)

Frequency of Externalizing Disorders

532

(1)

Research Methods: Samples: How to Select the People We Study

533

(1)

Causes of Externalizing Disorders

533

(3)

Brief Case Study: Ms. B's Son

536

(3)

Treatment of Externalizing Disorders

539

(3)

Critical Thinking Matters: ADHD's False Causes and Cures

542

(3)

Internalizing and Other Disorders

545

(13)

Case Study: Turning the Tables on Tormentors

545

(1)

Symptoms of Internalizing Disorders

546

(3)

Diagnosis of Internalizing and Other Disorders

549

(1)

What Are Learning Disorders?

549

(2)

Frequency of Internalizing Disorders

551

(1)

Causes of Internalizing Disorders

552

(2)

Treatment of Internalizing Disorders

554

(2)

Getting Help

556

(2)

Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions

558

(28)

Overview

559

(4)

Case Study: Left for Another Man

560

(1)

Symptoms

561

(1)

Diagnosis

561

(2)

The Transition to Adulthood

563

(4)

Symptoms of the Adult Transition

563

(1)

Diagnosis of Identity Conflicts

564

(1)

Frequency of Identity Conflicts

565

(1)

Causes of Identity Conflicts

566

(1)

Treatment During the Transition to Adult Life

566

(1)

Brief Case Study: Samantha's Birth Mother

567

(1)

Family Transitions

567

(9)

Symptoms of Family Transitions

567

(3)

Diagnosis of Troubled Family Relationships

570

(1)

Frequency of Family Transitions

570

(1)

Causes of Difficulty in Family Transitions

571

(1)

Research Methods: Heritability: Genes and the Environment

572

(1)

Treatment During Family Transitions

573

(1)

Critical Thinking Matters: Divorce Is Genetic?!

574

(1)

Couples Therapy and Family Therapy

574

(1)

Brief Case Study: Jan and Bill: Learning to Listen

575

(1)

Aging and the Transition to Later Life

576

(10)

Ageism

576

(1)

Symptoms

577

(2)

Reliving the Past

579

(1)

Brief Case Study: Mrs. J's Loss

579

(2)

Diagnosis of Aging

581

(1)

Frequency of Aging

582

(1)

Causes of Psychological Problems in Later Life

582

(1)

Treatment of Psychological Problems in Later Life

583

(1)

Getting Help

584

(2)

Mental Health and the Law

586

(33)

Overview

587

(3)

Case Study: John Hinckley and the Insanity Defense

588

(1)

Expert Witnesses

589

(1)

Free Will versus Determinism

589

(1)

Rights and Responsibilities

590

(1)

Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility

590

(7)

The Insanity Defense

590

(4)

The Battered Woman Syndrome as a Defense

594

(1)

Competence to Stand Trial

595

(1)

Sentencing and Mental Health

596

(1)

Mental Health and Civil Law

597

(12)

A Brief History of U.S. Mental Hospitals

598

(1)

Libertarianism versus Paternalism in Treating Mental Patients

599

(1)

Civil Commitment

599

(3)

Critical Thinking Matters: Violence and Mental Illness

602

(1)

Research Methods: Base Rates and Prediction: Justice Blackmun's Error

603

(1)

The Rights of Mental Patients

604

(3)

Deinstitutionalization

607

(2)

Mental Health and Family Law

609

(5)

Children, Parents, and the State

609

(1)

Child Custody Disputes

610

(1)

Brief Case Study: A Custody Dispute

611

(1)

Child Abuse

612

(2)

Professional Responsibilities and the Law

614

(5)

Professional Negligence and Malpractice

614

(1)

Confidentiality

615

(2)

Getting Help

617

(2)

Glossary

619

(12)

References

631

(40)

Credits

671

(2)

Name Index

673

(7)

Subject Index

680

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