Abnormal Psychology - Softcover

Nolen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071180044 ISBN 13: 9780071180047

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2000

Synopsis

Presenting research and theories, this text aims to be sensitive to both cultural and gender issues. It incorporates discussions of how people's gender/cultural background may influence whether their behaviours are labelled abnormal as well as the effectiveness of subsequent treatment.

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From the Publisher:

Science "Pushing the Boundaries" examines the most cutting edge and exciting research in the field such as "Can the Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Change your Personality" (Ch. 8).
Science Extensive updates to biological theories and treatments for every disorder. Chapter 6 features Virtual Reality Therapy for Phobias.
Science "Taking Sides" Discusses hot controversies in abnormal psychology such as "Should Psychologists be Permitted to Prescribe Drugs?" (Ch. 5).
Compassion "Voices" in every chapter gives students a personal account of people with a mental illness. These are excerpts from autobiographies that describe the world through the eyes of someone with a mental illness.
Compassion "Extraordinary People" feature highlights people who are successfully living with a psychological disorder. A Pulitzer-Prize Winning author describes living with depression (Ch. 9).
Compassion "Taking Psychology Personally" addresses the personal concerns many students bring to a course on abnormal psychology. Practical topics such as how to look for a therapist are covered.
Teachability DSM IV criteria and classes of drugs to treat a disorder are summarized in tables to increase student comprehension.
Teachability Concept Review Tables provide students with a method for organizing information often in a visual way and also provide instructors with an organizing framework for lecture preparation.
The bio-psychosocial approach is woven throughout each chapter and presented in integrated summaries within each chapter.
Strong emphasis on the integration of both gender and cultural issues within every chapter.
The most current biological research in psychopathology and the best empirically supported psychosocial theories are emphasized and presented in a clearly understandable manner.
Numerous Case Studies are integrated into the text to pique student interest and enliven descriptive material
Separate chapters on Eating Disorders and Personality
Each major section in a chapter ends with a bulleted summary of key points.
Chapter on "Suicide"

About the Author:

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Yale University and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema has won numerous awards for her research on depression, including the Early Career Award from the American Psychology Association and Research Career Award from the National Institute of Mental Health. Recent books buy Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema include Coping with Loss (1999), and Depression in Children and Adolescents (in press). Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema has taught Abnormal Psychology at the University of Michigan and at Stanford University, and has won multiple awards for her teaching. She currently directs the Gender and Mental Health Training Program at the University of Michigan and carries on an active program of research on psychosocial factors in depression.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0071180044
• ISBN 13: 9780071180047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 736