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Abnormal Psychology

Author: Deborah Beidel; Cynthia Bulik; Melinda Stanley; More

Psychology: Abnormal Psychology Distribution Details K34563680

Real Science. Real Life. Presents a balanced Scientist - Practitioner - Educator approach to understanding Abnormal Psychology. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Several features distinguish this text from other textbooks currently available. First, the base of abnormal psychology rests on knowledge generated through scientific studies and clinical practice. This text emphasizes this rich blend throughout. Second, it is increasingly clear that most forms of adult abnormal behavior either begin in childhood or have childhood precursors. This text highlights what is known about the developmental trajectory of each condition. Such a focus is instrumental in helping students gain some insight into the etiology of maladaptive conditions. Third, Beidel integrates biological findings with findings from social and behavioral sciences to foster the perspective that abnormal behavior is complex and subject to many different forces, and highlight how these variables often interact in a reciprocal fashion. Fourth, scientific findings with respect to race and gender are discussed with respect to each condition. This includes a discussion of prevalence, differences in symptom manifestation, and any known etiological differences. Importantly, an effort is made to “bring to life” the nature of these conditions by providing vivid clinical descriptions. In addition to short descriptions used liberally throughout each chapter, a fully integrated case study is presented at the end of each chapter, again illustrating the interplay of biological, psychosocial and emotional factors. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

MyPsychLab contains study tools such as flashcards, self tests, videos, as well as Speaking Out: DSM in Context which ties real patient interview videos to specific content from the DSM-IV, helping students understand how the DSM-IV criteria applies to real people experiencing disorders. MyPsychLab is available at www.mypsychlab.com. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Visit the Beidel preview website to view a sample chapter, sample Speaking Out: DSM in Context videos,watch an interview with the author, read reviewer quotes, and much more! http://www.pearsonhighered.com/showcase/beidel1e/ http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Normal/Abnormal Cases: Emphasize that the difference between normal emotions and what we call psychological disorders is not simply the presence of the emotion or specific behavior, but whether the behavior creates distress or impairs daily functioning. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Developmental Trajectory: In each chapter the authors discuss what is known about the developmental trajectory of each condition. Icons in the margins highlight this feature for students. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Critical Issues to Remember and Chapter Ending Self Test: The conclusion of each chapter presents the authors with an opportunity to have a conversation with the students, to share with them what we see as the most important issues for the chapter topic. The Self Test provides students with an opportunity to see how well they have mastered the material covered in the text. No other Abnormal Psychology textbook has end of chapter self test questions to help students prepare for tests and quizzes. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Opening Cases: Each chapter begins with clinical descriptions that illustrate the topic content. These descriptions are not necessarily be long case studies, but use various types of patient materials (letters, diary entries, behavioral descriptions) to provide the reader with a better “feel” for each disorder. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

The Whole Story: Each chapter concludes with a case study feature entitled The Whole Story, which illustrates the clinical presentation, assessment and treatment of a patient with a particular disorder, which is drawn from the authors’ own clinical files. Each concluding case study is used to illustrate all of the material covered in the chapter and how a clinical psychologist goes about understanding, assessing and treating the patient. For example, the case study on anxiety disorders presents a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. After describing the initial clinical presentation, the case study illustrates how the clinician would go about assessing the individual in order to understand the etiology of the disorder and planning the patient’s treatment. Furthermore, the case study demonstrates how the clinician considers biological, psychological, environmental and cultural factors in order to formulate the patient’s clinical presentation. Finally, the patient’s treatment program and outcome are included in order to show how all of the factors (biological, psychological, environmental and cultural) are addressed in treatment. Through this process, the case study allows the student to view “first-hand” the scientist-practitioner approach to abnormal behavior, dispelling myths often propagated through the media about how psychologists, think, work, and act. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Research Hot Topics illustrates the role of science in understanding human behavior yet in such a fashion as to be engaging to the undergraduate reader (e.g., Virtual Reality Therapy for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders”). http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Speaking Out: The DSM in Context icons: Callouts to patient interview videos that can be accessed at www.MyPsychLab.com are included throughout the text. Within MyPsychLab, Speaking Out: The DSM in Context ties videos of real people with psychological disorders to specific content in the DSM IV. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Examining the Evidence: This critical thinking feature is used to discuss some of the more current controversial issues in the field. However, the material is not simply be presented – rather, consistent with the scientist-practitioner focus of the book, both sides of the controversy are presented in a fashion that allows the readers to draw their own conclusions. Thus, Examining the Evidence boxes are not used simply to present material, but to foster critical thinking skills about issues in abnormal psychology. Furthermore, by presenting both sides of the issues, the readers become savvy consumers of scientific literature. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Real People, Real Disorders, presents a well-known person who suffers from the disorder discussed in the chapter. Presenting famous personalities helps students better contextualize the disorder and destigmatize the associated disorder. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Chapter 2: Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology

Chapter 3: Assessment and Diagnosis

Chapter 4: Anxiety Disorders

Chapter 5: Somatoform, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Chapter 6: Mood Disorders

Chapter 7: Eating Disorders

Chapter 8: Gender and Sexual Disorders

Chapter 9: Substance Use Disorders

Chapter 10: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Chapter 11: Personality Disorders

Chapter 12: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Chapter 13: Aging and Cognitive Disorders

Chapter 14: Health Psychology

Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Normal vs. Abnormal Behavior
Is Being Different Abnormal?
Group Expectations
Development and Maturity
Is Behaving Deviantly (Differently) Abnormal?

Abnormal Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

Psychology: Abnormal Psychology Distribution Details K34563680

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Chapter 2: Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology

Chapter 3: Assessment and Diagnosis

Chapter 4: Anxiety Disorders

Chapter 5: Somatoform, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Chapter 6: Mood Disorders

Chapter 7: Eating Disorders

Chapter 8: Gender and Sexual Disorders

Chapter 9: Substance Use Disorders

Chapter 10: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Chapter 11: Personality Disorders

Chapter 12: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Chapter 13: Aging and Cognitive Disorders

Chapter 14: Health Psychology

Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Real People, Real Disorders: Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) -Eccentric or Insane?

Research Hot Topics - Categorical vs. Dimensional Approaches to Abnormal Behavior

Examining the Evidence: Modern witchcraft, demons, and alien abductions

Examining the Evidence: Current Day Mass Hysteria

The Whole Story

How one disorder might have been understood and treated throughout the ages

Chapter 2: Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology

Real People, Real Disorders: HM Man

Research Hot Topic: National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R)

Examining the Evidence: Community intervention trial for smoking cessation

(COMMIT)

The Whole Story:

Participating in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Real People, Real Disorders: Cases of Misdiagnosis

Examining the Evidence: The validity of inkblot tests

Research Hot Topic: Oxytocin and “Mind Reading”

Research Hot Topics: Too many disorders?

The Whole Story: Participating in a Clinical Research Trial

Chapter 4: Anxiety Disorders

Real People, Real Disorders — A Story of Social Phobia: Ricky Williams

ox —

Examining the Evidence: Is trichotillomania a variant of OCD?

Research Hot Topics — 9/11: Trauma, Grief, PTSD and Resilience

Research Hot Topics — Virtual Reality Therapy

The Whole Story: The Psychopathology and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Chapter 5: Somatoform, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Real People, Real Disorders — The Piano Man — Dissociative Fugue, Factitious Disorder or Malingering?

Examining the Evidence: Can Therapy Cause Dissociative Identity Disorder?

The Whole Story

Chapter 6. Mood Disorders

Examining the Evidence: Is There a Link Between Art and Madness?

Real People, Real Disorders: The Heritability of Suicide: the Hemingway and van Gogh Families

Research Hot Topic: Gene x Environment Interaction

The Whole Story

Chapter 7. Eating Disorders

Real People, Real Disorders: Elton John, Princess Diana and Bulimia

Eating Disorders on the Race Course

Examining the Evidence: Genes vs. Environment in Anorexia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa — Thoughts in Response to a Package of Cookies

The Maudsley approach: the family meal

Obesity is Not an Eating Disorder

The Whole Story: Detection and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa in a Student Athlete

Chapter 8: Gender and Sexual Disorders

Real People, Real Disorders — Renee Richards’ Second Serve

Research Hot Topics — The Genetics of Female Orgasm

Examining the Evidence: Viagra for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder

The Whole Story: The Psychopathology and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction

Chapter 9. Substance Use Disorders

Research Hot Topic: Medical Uses of Marijuana

Real People, Real Disorders: Kurt Cobain-A Tragic End to a Life of Substance (Abuse)

Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous

Examining the Evidence: Controlled Drinking?

The Whole Story: Gloria

Chapter 10: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Real People, Real Disorders: John Nash — A Beautiful Mind

Post-Partum Depression: A Happy Event Leads to Unbelievable Tragedy

Examining the Evidence: Genetics and the Environment in the Development of Schizophrenia