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Essentials of Abnormal Psychology (with CD-ROM)

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Summary

ESSENTIALS OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY is the perfect text to help you succeed in your abnormal psychology course! Shorter and easier than other textbooks for the course, this textbook shows you how psychological disorders are rooted in multiple factors: biological, psychological, cultural, social, familial, and even political. You can test your understanding of topics with the text's built-in concept checks and chapter quizzes. Then, take advantage of Abnormal PsychologyNow, our web-based intelligent study system that creates a personalized study plan for you that will save you hours of study time by helping you focus on areas that you struggle with. Packaged with the text is the ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY LIVE CD-ROM which provides real case profiles - 95 percent from the authors' own case files - to give you a realistic context for the scientific findings of the book.

Table of Contents

Preface xix
Culture Index xxvii
Gender Index xxviii
Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
1(32)
Understanding Psychopathology
2(6)
Judy: The Girl Who Fainted at the Sight of Blood
2(1)
What Is a Psychological Disorder?
2(3)
The Science of Psychopathology
5(3)
Historical Conceptions of Abnormal Behavior
8(1)
The Supernatural Tradition
8(3)
Demons and Witches
8(1)
Stress and Melancholy
9(1)
Charles VI: The Mad King
9(1)
Treatments for Possession
10(1)
The Moon and the Stars
11(1)
Comments
11(1)
The Biological Tradition
11(4)
Hippocrates and Galen
11(2)
The 19th Century
13(1)
The Development of Biological Treatments
14(1)
Consequences of the Biological Tradition
14(1)
The Psychological Tradition
15(13)
Moral Therapy
15(1)
Asylum Reform and the Decline of Moral Therapy
16(1)
Psychoanalytic Theory
17(7)
Humanistic Theory
24(1)
The Behavioral Model
24(4)
The Present: The Scientific Method and an Integrative Approach
28(5)
Summary
29(1)
Key Terms
30(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
30(2)
Chapter Quiz
32(1)
An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
33(40)
One-Dimensional or Multidimensional Models
34(3)
What Caused Judy's Phobia?
34(2)
Outcome and Comments
36(1)
Genetic Contributions to Psychopathology
37(6)
The Nature of Genes
38(1)
New Developments in the Study of Genes and Behavior
38(1)
The Interaction of Genetic and Environmental Effects
39(3)
Nongenomic ``Inheritance'' of Behavior
42(1)
Neuroscience and Its Contributions to Psychopathology
43(14)
The Central Nervous System
44(1)
The Structure of the Brain
45(3)
The Peripheral Nervous System
48(2)
Neurotransmitters
50(4)
Implications for Psychopathology
54(1)
Psychosocial Influences on Brain Structure and Function
54(2)
Interactions of Psychosocial Factors with Brain Structure and Function
56(1)
Comments
56(1)
Behavioral and Cognitive Science
57(4)
Conditioning and Cognitive Processes
57(1)
Learned Helplessness and Learned Optimism
58(1)
Social Learning
59(1)
Prepared Learning
59(1)
Cognitive Science and the Unconscious
60(1)
Emotions
61(3)
The Physiology and Purpose of Fear
61(1)
Emotional Phenomena
62(1)
The Components of Emotion
62(1)
Anger and Your Heart
63(1)
Emotions and Psychopathology
64(1)
Cultural, Social, and Interpersonal Factors
64(3)
Voodoo, the Evil Eye, and Other Fears
65(1)
Gender
65(1)
Social Effects on Health and Behavior
66(1)
Global Incidence of Psychological Disorders
67(1)
Life-Span Development
67(2)
The Principle of Equifinality
68(1)
Conclusions
69(4)
Summary
70(1)
Key Terms
71(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
71(1)
Chapter Quiz
72(1)
Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research Methods
73(50)
Assessing Psychological Disorders
74(15)
Frank: Young, Serious, and Anxious
74(1)
Key Concepts in Assessment
75(1)
The Clinical Interview
76(3)
Physical Examination
79(1)
Behavioral Assessment
79(2)
Psychological Testing
81(4)
Neuropsychological Testing
85(1)
Neuroimaging: Pictures of the Brain
86(2)
Psychophysiological Assessment
88(1)
Diagnosing Psychological Disorders
89(8)
Classification Issues
90(2)
DSM-IV
92(3)
Current Trends
95(2)
Conducting Research in Psychopathology
97(4)
Basic Components of a Research Study
97(2)
Statistical versus Clinical Significance
99(1)
The ``Average'' Client
100(1)
Types of Research Methods
101(9)
Studying Individual Cases
101(1)
Research by Correlation
102(2)
Research by Experiment
104(2)
Single-Case Experimental Designs
106(4)
Genetics and Research Across Time and Cultures
110(13)
Studying Genetics
110(2)
Studying Behavior over Time
112(3)
Studying Behavior Across Cultures
115(1)
The Power of a Program of Research
116(1)
Replication
117(1)
Research Ethics
117(2)
Summary
119(1)
Key Terms
120(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
121(1)
Chapter Quiz
122(1)
Anxiety Disorders
123(49)
The Complexity of Anxiety Disorders
124(6)
Anxiety, Fear, and Panic: Some Definitions
124(1)
Gretchen: Attacked by Panic
125(1)
Causes of Anxiety Disorders
126(3)
Comorbidity of Anxiety Disorders
129(1)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
130(5)
Clinical Description
130(1)
Irene: Ruled by Worry
130(1)
Statistics
131(1)
Causes
132(1)
Treatment
133(2)
Panic Disorder with and without Agoraphobia
135(9)
Mrs. M.: Self-Imprisoned
135(1)
Clinical Description
136(1)
Statistics
137(3)
Causes
140(1)
Treatment
141(3)
Specific Phobia
144(7)
Clinical Description
144(3)
Statistics
147(1)
Causes
148(2)
Treatment
150(1)
Social Phobia
151(4)
Billy: Too Shy
151(1)
Clinical Description
151(1)
Star Player?
151(1)
Statistics
152(1)
Causes
152(2)
Treatment
154(1)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
155(7)
Clinical Description
155(1)
The Joneses: One Victim, Many Traumas
155(2)
Statistics
157(1)
Causes
158(2)
Treatment
160(2)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
162(10)
Clinical Description
162(1)
Richard: Enslaved by Ritual
162(1)
Statistics
163(1)
Causes
164(1)
Treatment
165(1)
Summary
166(1)
Key Terms
167(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
167(2)
Chapter Quiz
169(3)
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
172(36)
Somatoform Disorders
173(18)
Hypochondriasis
173(1)
Gail: Invisibly Ill
174(3)
Somatization Disorder
177(1)
Linda: Full-Time Patient
177(3)
Conversion Disorder
180(1)
Eloise: Unlearning Walking
181(2)
Celia: Seeing Through Blindness
183(2)
Pain Disorder
185(1)
The Medical Student: Temporary Pain
186(1)
The Woman with Cancer: Managing Pain
186(1)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
186(1)
Jim: Ashamed to Be Seen
186(5)
Dissociative Disorders
191(17)
Depersonalization Disorder
192(1)
Bonnie: Dancing Away from Herself
192(1)
Dissociative Amnesia
193(1)
The Woman Who Lost Her Memory
193(1)
Dissociative Fugue
194(1)
The Misbehaving Sheriff
194(1)
Dissociative Trance Disorder
195(1)
Dissociative Identity Disorder
195(1)
Jonah: Bewildering Blackouts
195(2)
The Hillside Strangler
197(1)
Sybil: A Childhood Drama
198(5)
Summary
203(1)
Key Terms
204(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
204(1)
Chapter Quiz
205(3)
Mood Disorders and Suicide
208(54)
Understanding and Defining Mood Disorders
209(12)
Katie: Weathering Depression
209(1)
An Overview of Depression and Mania
210(1)
The Structure of Mood Disorders
211(1)
Depressive Disorders
212(1)
Jack: A Life Kept Down
213(3)
Bipolar Disorders
216(1)
Jane: Funny, Smart, and Desperate
216(1)
Billy: The World's Best at Everything
217(4)
Prevalence of Mood Disorders
221(7)
In Children and Adolescents
222(2)
In the Elderly
224(1)
Across Cultures
225(1)
Among the Creative
226(1)
The Overlap of Anxiety and Depression
226(2)
Causes of Mood Disorders
228(12)
Biological Dimensions
228(3)
Brain Wave Activity
231(1)
Psychological Dimensions
231(2)
Katie: No Easy Transitions
233(3)
Social and Cultural Dimensions
236(2)
An Integrative Theory
238(2)
Treatment of Mood Disorders
240(10)
Medications
240(3)
Electroconvulsive Therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
243(1)
Psychological Treatments
244(1)
Beck and Irene: A Dialogue
244(3)
Combined Treatments
247(1)
Preventing Relapse
247(1)
Psychological Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
248(1)
Katie: The Triumph of the Self
249(1)
Suicide
250(12)
Statistics
250(2)
Causes
252(1)
Risk Factors
253(1)
Is Suicide Contagious?
254(1)
Treatment
255(1)
Summary
256(1)
Key Terms
257(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
258(1)
Chapter Quiz
259(3)
Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
262(36)
Psychological and Social Factors That Influence Health
263(8)
Health and Health-Related Behavior
264(1)
The Nature of Stress
265(1)
The Physiology of Stress
265(1)
Contributions to the Stress Response
266(1)
Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Excitement
267(1)
Stress and the Immune Response
268(3)
Psychosocial Effects on Physical Disorders
271(13)
AIDS
271(1)
Cancer
272(2)
Cardiovascular Problems
274(1)
John: The Human Volcano
274(1)
Hypertension
275(1)
Coronary Heart Disease
276(3)
Chronic Pain
279(3)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
282(2)
Psychosocial Treatment of Physical Disorders
284(14)
Biofeedback
285(1)
Relaxation and Meditation
286(1)
A Comprehensive Stress- and Pain-Reduction Program
286(1)
Sally: Improving Her Perception
287(1)
Drugs and Stress-Reduction Programs
288(1)
Denial as a Means of Coping
288(1)
Modifying Behaviors to Promote Health
289(4)
Summary
293(1)
Key Terms
294(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
294(1)
Chapter Quiz
295(3)
Eating and Sleep Disorders
298(46)
Major Types of Eating Disorders
299(10)
Bulimia Nervosa
300(1)
Phoebe: Apparently Perfect
300(3)
Anorexia Nervosa
303(1)
Julie: The Thinner the Better
303(2)
Binge-Eating Disorder
305(1)
Statistics
306(3)
Causes of Eating Disorders
309(7)
Social Dimensions
309(3)
Phoebe: Dancing to Destruction
312(1)
Biological Dimensions
313(1)
Psychological Dimensions
314(1)
An Integrative Model
314(2)
Treatment of Eating Disorders
316(5)
Drug Treatments
316(1)
Psychological Treatments
316(1)
Phoebe: Taking Control
317(2)
Preventing Eating Disorders
319(2)
Obesity
321(4)
Statistics
321(1)
Disordered Eating Patterns in Cases of Obesity
322(1)
Causes
322(1)
Treatment
323(2)
Sleep Disorders: The Major Dyssomnias
325(9)
An Overview of Sleep Disorders
325(2)
Primary Insomnia
327(1)
Sonja: School on Her Mind
328(3)
Primary Hypersomnia
331(1)
Ann: Sleeping in Public
331(1)
Narcolepsy
332(1)
Breathing-Related Sleep Disorders
332(1)
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
333(1)
Treatment of Sleep Disorders
334(10)
Medical Treatments
334(1)
Environmental Treatments
335(1)
Psychological Treatments
336(1)
Preventing Sleep Disorders
337(1)
Parasomnias and Their Treatment
337(2)
Summary
339(1)
Key Terms
340(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
340(1)
Chapter Quiz
341(3)
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
344(42)
What Is Normal Sexuality?
345(5)
Gender Differences
346(2)
Cultural Differences
348(1)
The Development of Sexual Orientation
348(2)
Gender Identity Disorder
350(4)
Joe: Trapped in the Wrong Body
350(1)
Defining Gender Identity Disorder
350(1)
Causes
351(1)
John/Joan
352(1)
Treatment
353(1)
Overview of Sexual Dysfunctions
354(9)
Sexual Desire Disorders
356(1)
Mr. and Mrs. C.: Getting Started
356(1)
Lisa: The Terror of Sex
357(1)
Sexual Arousal Disorders
357(1)
Bill: Long Marriage, New Problem
358(1)
Orgasm Disorders
359(1)
Greta and Will: Loving Disunion
359(1)
Gary: Running Scared
360(1)
Sexual Pain Disorders
361(1)
Jill: Sex and Spasms
361(1)
Assessing Sexual Behavior
362(1)
Causes and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction
363(9)
Causes of Sexual Dysfunction
363(5)
Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction
368(1)
Carl: Never Too Late
368(4)
Paraphilia: Clinical Descriptions
372(6)
Fetishism
372(1)
Voyeurism and Exhibitionism
372(1)
Robert: Outside the Curtains
373(1)
Transvestic Fetishism
373(1)
Mr. M.: Strong Man in a Dress
373(1)
Sexual Sadism and Sexual Masochism
374(1)
Pedophilia and Incest
374(1)
Tony: More and Less a Father
375(1)
Paraphilia in Women
376(1)
Causes of Paraphilia
376(1)
Robert: Revenge on Repression
376(1)
Tony: Trained Too Young
376(2)
Assessing and Treating Paraphilia
378(8)
Psychological Treatment
378(1)
Tony: Imagining the Worst
378(2)
Drug Treatments
380(1)
Summary
380(1)
Summary
381(1)
Key Terms
382(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
382(1)
Chapter Quiz
383(3)
Substance-Related and Impulse-Control Disorders
386(44)
Perspectives on Substance-Related Disorders
387(7)
Danny: Multiple Dependencies
387(1)
Levels of Involvement
388(5)
Diagnostic Issues
393(1)
Depressants
394(6)
Alcohol Use Disorders
394(4)
Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Substance Use Disorders
398(2)
Stimulation
400(4)
Amphetamine Use Disorders
400(1)
Cocaine Use Disorders
401(2)
Nicotine Use Disorders
403(1)
Caffeine Use Disorders
404(1)
Opioids
404(1)
Hallucinogens
405(4)
Marijuana
406(1)
LSD and Other Hallucinogens
407(1)
Other Drugs of Abuse
408(1)
Causes of Substance-Related Disorders
409(7)
Biological Dimensions
410(1)
Psychological Dimensions
411(1)
Cognitive Factors
412(1)
Social Dimensions
413(1)
Cultural Dimensions
413(1)
An Integrative Model
414(2)
Treatment of Substance-Related Disorders
416(6)
Biological Treatments
416(2)
Psychosocial Treatments
418(3)
Prevention
421(1)
Impulse-Control Disorders
422(8)
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
422(1)
Kleptomania
422(1)
Pyromania
423(1)
Pathological Gambling
423(1)
Trichotillomania
424(1)
Summary
424(1)
Key Terms
425(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
425(2)
Chapter Quiz
427(3)
Personality Disorders
430(40)
An Overview of Personality Disorders
431(6)
Aspects of Personality Disorders
431(1)
Categorical and Dimensional Models
432(1)
Personality Disorder Clusters
433(1)
Statistics and Development
433(1)
Gender Differences
434(2)
Comorbidity
436(1)
Personality Disorders Under Study
436(1)
Cluster A Personality Disorders
437(6)
Paranoid Personality Disorder
437(1)
Jake: Research Victim
437(2)
Schizoid Personality Disorder
439(1)
Mr. Z.: All on His Own
440(1)
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
441(1)
Mr. S.: Man with a Mission
441(2)
Cluster B Personality Disorders
443(16)
Antisocial Personality Disorder
444(1)
Ryan: The Thrill Seeker
444(8)
Borderline Personality Disorder
452(1)
Claire: A Stranger Among Us
452(3)
Histrionic Personality Disorder
455(1)
Pat: Always Onstage
455(2)
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
457(1)
Willie: It's All About Me
457(2)
Cluster C Personality Disorders
459(11)
Avoidant Personality Disorder
459(1)
Jane: Not Worth Noticing
459(2)
Dependent Personality Disorder
461(1)
Karen: Whatever You Say
461(1)
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
462(1)
Daniel: Getting It Exactly Right
462(2)
Summary
464(1)
Key Terms
465(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
465(2)
Chapter Quiz
467(3)
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
470(36)
Perspectives on Schizophrenia
471(3)
Early Figures in Diagnosing Schizophrenia
471(1)
Identifying Symptoms
472(1)
Arthur: Saving the Children
472(2)
Clinical Description, Symptoms, and Subtypes
474(9)
Positive Symptoms
474(1)
David: Missing Uncle Bill
475(2)
Negative Symptoms
477(1)
Disorganized Symptoms
478(1)
Schizophrenia Subtypes
479(1)
Other Psychotic Disorders
480(3)
Prevalence and Causes of Schizophrenia
483(11)
Statistics
483(1)
Development
483(1)
Cultural Factors
484(1)
Genetic Influences
485(3)
Neurobiological Influences
488(4)
Psychological and Social Influences
492(2)
Treatment of Schizophrenia
494(12)
Biological Interventions
495(2)
Psychosocial Interventions
497(3)
Treatment Across Cultures
500(1)
Prevention
500(1)
Summary
501(1)
Key Terms
502(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
502(1)
Chapter Quiz
503(3)
Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
506(56)
Common Developmental Disorders
507(10)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
508(1)
Danny: The Boy Who Couldn't Sit Still
508(4)
Learning Disorders
512(1)
Alice: Taking a Reading Disorder to College
513(4)
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
517(8)
Autistic Disorder
518(1)
Amy: In Her Own World
518(4)
Asperger's Disorder
522(1)
Treatment of Pervasive Developmental Disorders
523(2)
Mental Retardation
525(10)
James: Up to the Challenge
526(1)
Clinical Description
527(2)
Statistics
529(1)
Causes
529(3)
Treatment of Mental Retardation
532(2)
Prevention of Developmental Disorders
534(1)
Cognitive Disorders
535(27)
Delirium
536(1)
Mr. J.: Sudden Distress
536(2)
Dementia
538(1)
Diana: Humiliation and Fear
538(14)
Amnestic Disorder
552(1)
S.T.: Remembering Fragments
552(1)
Summary
553(2)
Key Terms
555(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
555(2)
Chapter Quiz
557(5)
Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
562(22)
Arthur: A Family's Dilemma
563(1)
Civil Commitment
563(6)
Criteria for Civil Commitment
564(2)
Changes Affecting Civil Commitment
566(2)
Joyce Brown: Homeless but Not Helpless
568(1)
An Overview of Civil Commitment
569(1)
Criminal Commitment
569(7)
The Insanity Defense
570(1)
Reactions to the Insanity Defense
571(2)
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
573(1)
Competence to Stand Trial
574(1)
Duty to Warn
574(1)
Mental Health Professionals as Expert Witnesses
574(2)
Patients' Rights and Clinical Practice Guidelines
576(4)
The Right to Treatment
576(1)
The Right to Refuse Treatment
576(1)
Research Participants' Rights
577(1)
Greg Aller: Concerned About Rights
577(1)
Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Practice Guidelines
578(2)
Conclusions
580(4)
Summary
581(1)
Key Terms
582(1)
Answers to Concept Checks
582(1)
Chapter Quiz
583(1)
Answers to Chapter Quizzes 584
Glossary 1(1)
References 1(1)
Credits 1(1)
Name Index 1(21)
Subject Index 22

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