Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior

Sue, Stanley,Sue, Diane M.,Sue, Derald Wing,Sue, David

ISBN 10: 1133956351 / ISBN 13: 9781133956358

Published by Wadsworth Publishing, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

This brief text offers the same sociocultural focus, multicultural emphasis, topical coverage, and engaging style of its parent text in a condensed, student-friendly format. The wealth of visuals, case studies, and examples combine with thorough new research, making the text a comprehensive tool for students of abnormal psychology. Engaging pedagogical aids help students grasp and retain material. Coverage also features proposed changes in the APA's DSM-5 definition of mental disorders and its implications, including its change of focus from a categorical to a dimensional system of personality assessment. Chapter outlines provide a topical overview while Focus Questions guide students to seek their own answers as they read the chapter. Case studies highlight issues of mental health and mental disorders, using actual clinical files to illuminate topics. With more than 1,600 new references, this edition is thoroughly updated in its research and coverage. The fresh design makes the text even more approachable and appealing to students. It is accompanied by a helpful support package for instructors and students. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http: //gocengage.com/infotrac.

Review:

1. Abnormal Behavior. 2. Models of Abnormal Behavior. 3. Assessment and Classification of Abnormal Behavior. 4. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 5. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders. 6. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders. 7. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders. 8. Suicide. 9. Eating Disorders. 10. Substance-Use Disorders. 11. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. 12. Neurocognitive Disorders. 13. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria and Paraphilic Disorders. 14. Personality Psychopathology. 15. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence. 16. Legal and Ethical Issues in Abnormal Psychology.