Psychological Science – DSM–5 Update - Softcover

Gazzaniga, Michael; Heatherton, Todd; Halpern, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393937828 ISBN 13: 9780393937824

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2014

Synopsis

Topic treatments which have changed to accurately reflect DSM-5 include: * The division of anxiety disorders into three categories * The most contemporary view of bipolar disorders * Childhood disorders including ADHD and autism spectrum disorder * Completely revised schizophrenia section to account for DSM-5 criteria * Cultural issues in assessing psychopathology

About this title

About the Author:

Michael S. Gazzaniga is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Sage Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In his career, he has introduced thousands of students to psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Diane Halpern (Ph.D., University of Cincinnati) is Dean of Social Science at Minerva Schools at KGI and McElwee Family Professor of Psychology at Claremont McKenna College. She has won many awards for her teaching and research, including the 2002 Outstanding Professor Award from the Western Psychological Association, the 1999 American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1996 Distinguished Career Award for Contributions to Education given by the American Psychological Association, the California State University's State-Wide Outstanding Professor Award. Halpern was president of the American Psychological Association in 2004 and is a past president of the Society for Teaching of Psychology. She is the author of Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities. She chaired an APA Taskforce on redesigning undergraduate education in psychology.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0393937828
• ISBN 13: 9780393937824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60