Case Studies in Abnormal Behavior

This rich collection of case studies integrates contemporary and recognizable classic cases to illustrate a wide range of clinical and legal issues related to abnormal psychology. Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology brings the field of abnormal psychology to life for students with its rare combination of readability, humor, and strong scholarship. Students gain a greater understanding of what a person experiences, and how he/she reacts to the diverse factors studied in psychopathology, as they apply principles of abnormal psychology to these cases. Each case in this book contains the full background material relevant to etiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations. Also, significant family and social history data are presented in order to give students a clear picture of how specific behavior patterns were generated and maintained.

Christopher M. Weaver is a Research Fellow with the Center for Health Care Evaluation and National Center for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Palo Alto, as well as with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stanford University.

Preface	p. ix
Introduction and Major Historical Developments	p. xi
Concepts of Abnormality	p. 1
The DSMs	p. 2
Rates of Mental Disorders	p. 2
A Presumably Normal Person Potentially Viewed as Pathological	p. 3
The Case of O. J. Simpson	p. 4
Theories and Techniques	p. 14
Multiple Theoretical Views on Moderate Anxiety, Depression, and Simple Phobias	p. 14
The Case of Danielle	p. 15
The Various Mental Health Professionals	p. 27
An Overall Perspective on Treatment Change	p. 28
The Anxiety Disorders	p. 31
The Three Little Boys: Hans, Albert, and Peter	p. 32
The Case of Little Hans	p. 32
The Case of Little Albert	p. 33
The Case of Little Peter	p. 34
Agoraphobia	p. 35
The Case of Agnes	p. 36
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 42
The Case of Bess	p. 44
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	p. 49
The Case of Paul	p. 50
The Dissociative and Sleep Disorders	p. 58
Multiple Personality Disorder	p. 59
The Case of Anna O.	p. 60
Sleep Disorders	p. 65
The Case of Sam	p. 66
The Case of Ilse	p. 68
The Somatoform Disorders	p. 72
Somatoform Disorder Subcategories	p. 72
The Case of "Alix" (Empress Alexandra Fedorovna)	p. 75
Pain Disorder	p. 79
The Case of Pam	p. 80
The Schizophrenic and Delusional (or Paranoid) Disorders	p. 86
Undifferentiated Schizophrenia	p. 89
The Case of Sally	p. 89
Paranoid Schizophrenia	p. 96
The Case of Daniel Paul Schreber	p. 97
The Case of John Forbes Nash, Jr.	p. 102
The Affective (or Mood) Disorders and Suicide	p. 104
Major Depressive Disorder Associated with a Suicide Attempt	p. 105
The Case of Joseph Westbecker	p. 107
Postpartum Depression (PPD)	p. 112
The Case of Brooke Shields	p. 113
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Psychosis)	p. 122
The Case of Virginia Woolf	p. 124
The Psychosexual Disorders	p. 130
The Case of Alfred Kinsey	p. 130
Sexual Addiction	p. 132
The Case of William Clinton	p. 133
Paraphilias	p. 137
The Case of Jeffrey Dahmer	p. 138
Pedophilia	p. 144
Megan's Law	p. 145
Sexual Predator Legislation	p. 146
Transvestism	p. 147
Gender Identity Disorder	p. 147
The Case of Bruce/Brenda	p. 148
Sexual Dysfunctions	p. 154
The Case of Tim	p. 155
Female Psychosexual Dysfunction	p. 160
The Case of Marilyn Monroe	p. 161
The Substance Use Disorders	p. 165
Alcohol Dependence and Abuse	p. 167
The Case of Betty Ford	p. 168
Prescription Drug Abuse	p. 177
Polysubstance Dependence	p. 177
The Case of Elvis Presley	p. 178
Nicotine Dependence	p. 181
The Case of Dr. S.	p. 182
The Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa	p. 185
Anorexia Nervosa	p. 185
The Cases of Karen Carpenter and Christina Ricci	p. 186
Bulimia Nervosa	p. 192
The Case of Princess Diana	p. 193
The Personality Disorders	p. 200
Personality Types and Their Potential Disorders	p. 201
The Histrionic Personality Disorder	p. 202
The Case of Hilde	p. 203
The Antisocial Personality Disorder	p. 208
The Case of Theodore Bundy	p. 209
The Schizoid Personality Disorder	p. 217
The Case of Theodore Kaczynski	p. 218
Malignant Narcissism	p. 225
The Case of Adolf Hitler	p. 226
The Case of Joseph Stalin	p. 227
The Case of Saddam Hussein	p. 229
Disorders of Impulse Control	p. 232
Pathological Gambling	p. 233
The Case of Fyodor Dostoyevsky	p. 234
Kleptomania	p. 238
The Case of Winona Ryder	p. 238
The Case of John Lennon	p. 240
Disorders with Violence	p. 243
Causes of Violence	p. 243
The Case of Jack Ruby	p. 244
Serial Killers	p. 250
The Case of Hermann Mudgett (Dr. Henry Holmes)	p. 251
The Death Penalty	p. 252
Family Violence: Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children and Spouse Abuse	p. 254
The Case of Charles	p. 255
The Case of Abby	p. 257
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence	p. 262
The Case of Albert Einstein	p. 263
Developmental Language Disorder	p. 264
The Case of Delano	p. 265
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 269
The Case of Matt	p. 271
Autistic Disorder	p. 274
The Case of Temple Grandin	p. 276
Separation Anxiety Disorder Associated with School Refusal	p. 278
The Case of Julie	p. 279
Oppositional Defiant Disorder	p. 284
The Case of Phyllis	p. 285
School Violence	p. 289
The Case of Seung-Hui Cho	p. 290
Identity Development Crisis or Disorder	p. 294
The Case of Mr. E.	p. 295
Organic Mental Disorders and Mental Retardation	p. 297
Recovery of Functions Following Removal of Dominant Brain Hemisphere	p. 297
The Case of Harry	p. 300
Parkinson's Disease and Psuedo-Parkinson's Disease	p. 301
The Case of Muhammad Ali	p. 302
Alzheimer's Disease	p. 304
The Case of Ronald Reagan	p. 306
Mental Retardation	p. 310
The Case of Daryl Renard Atkins	p. 311
Legal Issues and Psychological Practice	p. 314
Malingering, Factitious Disorder, or True Disorder?	p. 314
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS)	p. 316
The Case of Marna	p. 317
Criminal Responsibility, Competency to Stand Trial, and Dangerousness, and a Case of Borderline Personality Disorder	p. 321
The Case of John Hinckley	p. 325
Postscript Positive Mental Health	p. 332
References	p. 337
Index	p. 349
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