Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World

by Nevid, Jeffrey S.; Rathus, Spencer A.; Greene, Beverly

• ISBN13: 9780135128978
• ISBN10: 0135128978
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For courses in Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology. Within the field of abnormal psychology, research developments continue to sharpen the understanding of abnormal behavior. In Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World, Nevid, Rathus, and Greene endeavor to bring these advances to students in a way that both stimulates interest and makes complex material understandable. More importantly, however, they recognize there is a basic human dimension to the study of abnormal psychology. The approach the authors take is to help students enter the world of people suffering from the range of disorders they encounter in the text. By including many illustrative case examples drawn from the authors'own case experiences and those of other practitioners, an accompanying video casebook of interviews with real people diagnosed with different disorders, and a landmark pedagogical feature of first-person narratives from people struggling with psychological disorders,Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World7e helps put a human face on the study of abnormal psychology. This text helps students enter the world of people suffering from psychological disorders through illustrative case examples, a video casebook with real world interviews, and fully integrated, original, and interactive pedagogy.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Methods of Research

Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Methods of Treatment

Stress, Psychological Factors, and Health

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Substance Abuse and Dependence

Eating Disorders and Sleep Disorders

Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence

Cognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging

Abnormal Psychology and the Law "I" Feature first-person narratives include

NEW! Just Checking (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Ch. 6)

NEW! Walking on Eggshells (Borderline Personality Disorder; Ch. 13)

NEW! Rubbing Salt into a Wound (Narcissistic Personality Disorder; Ch. 13)

NEW! Living in the Labyrinth (Alzheimer s Disease; Ch. 13)

Cowering Under the Covers (Bipolar Disorder; Ch. 1)

Voices (Schizophrenia; Ch. 1)

Stuff (Claustrophobia; Ch. 1)

Jessica s Little Secret (Bulimia; Ch. 2)

Jerry Has a Panic Attack on the Interstate (Panic Disorder; Ch. 3)

Susanna A Girl, Interrupted (Suicide attempt; Ch.4)

Go! Go! It s Coming Down! (Traumatic stress; Ch. 5)

I Felt Like I Was Going To Die Right Then And There (Panic attack; Ch. 6)

We Share a Single Body (Dissociative Identity Disorder; Ch. 7)

Sickened (M nchausen Syndrome; Ch. 7)

Darkness Visible (Major depression; Ch. 8)

An Unquiet Mind (Bipolar Disorder; Ch. 8)

Electroboy (Manic Episode; Ch. 8)

Leading a Normal Life (Bipolar Disorder; Ch. 8)

Nothing and Nobody Comes Before My Coke (Substance Dependence; Ch.9)

Taking Away the Hurt I Feel (Substance Dependence; Ch.9)

Surely They Can t Mean Beer! (Alcohol Dependence; Ch.9)

What s Up with That? (Bulimia; Ch.10)

He s Only Sleepwalking (Sleepwalking Disorder; Ch.10)

I Know Something None of You Will Ever Know and Everybody Is Born Unique, But Most of Us Die Copies (Gender Identity Disorder; Ch.11)

Paralyzed with Anxiety (Male Erectile Disorder; Ch.11)

I Never Thought It Would Happen to Me and Why Did She Put Up Such A Big Struggle? (Date Rape; Ch. 11)

I Hear Something You Can t Hear (Schizophrenia; Ch.12)

I and I, Dancing Fool, Challenge You the World to a Duel (Schizophrenia; Ch.12)

The Poverties (Schizophrenia; Ch.12)

The Voices Grow Softer (Schizophrenia; Ch. 12)

My Dark Place (Borderline Personality Disorder; Ch. 13)

A World of My Own Creation (Autistic Disorder; Ch.14)

I Didn t Know What They (People)

Were For (Autistic Disorder; Ch.14)

Now is the Last Best Time (Alzheimer s Disease; Ch.15)

A Daughter s Dilemma (Alzheimer s Disease; Ch. 15)

Please Look Into Your Heart

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