Casebook for Abnormal Psychology

by Clipson, Clark; Steer, Jocelyn M.

• ISBN13: 9780395885697
• ISBN10: 0395885698
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-21
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

A series of vivid and detailed portraits of individuals with a particular psychiatric disorder, this text is an ideal supplement for any abnormal psychology course. Students gain a deeper understanding of what life is like for people who have the disorders, and develop the critical thinking skills needed to understand diagnosis and treatment decisions.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Adjustment Disorder: It Could Happen to Anyone	1	(10)
Maria's Story	1	(10)
Assessment	4	(2)
Case Conceptualization	6	(1)
Diagnosis	7	(2)
Treatment and Outlook	9	(2)
Panic Disorder: Terror in the Cereal Aisle	11	(12)
Jeff's Story	11	(12)
Assessment	15	(1)
Case Conceptualization	16	(2)
Diagnosis	18	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	19	(4)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Too Much of a Good Thing	23	(10)
Phillip's Story	23	(10)
Assessment	26	(1)
Case Conceptualization	27	(2)
Diagnosis	29	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	30	(3)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Horror That Never Stops	33	(12)
Misha's Story	33	(12)
Assessment	37	(1)
Case Conceptualization	38	(2)
Diagnosis	40	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	41	(4)
Major Depressive Disorder: A Flat and Frozen World	45	(14)
Jennifer's Story	45	(14)
Assessment	50	(1)
Case Conceptualization	51	(3)
Diagnosis	54	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	55	(4)
Bipolar Disorder: A Seductive Madness	59	(8)
Suzanne's Story	59	(8)
Assessment	62	(1)
Case Conceptualization	63	(1)
Diagnosis	64	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	65	(2)
Schizophrenia: An Endless, Private Nightmare	67	(12)
Jamie's Story	67	(12)
Assessment	70	(2)
Case Conceptualization	72	(2)
Diagnosis	74	(2)
Treatment and Outlook	76	(3)
Stress-Related Disorder: It's All in Her Head	79	(10)
Sally's Story	79	(10)
Assessment	82	(1)
Case Conceptualization	83	(1)
Diagnosis	84	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	85	(4)
Alcohol Dependence: The Web That Denial Weaves	89	(12)
Frank's Story	89	(12)
Assessment	92	(2)
Case Conceptualization	94	(2)
Diagnosis	96	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	97	(4)
Premature Ejaculation: Under Pressure to Perform	101	(10)
Mike's Story	101	(10)
Assessment	104	(1)
Case Conceptualization	105	(2)
Diagnosis	107	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	108	(3)
Pedophilia: Predator of Youth	111	(12)
Lee's Story	111	(12)
Assessment	115	(1)
Case Conceptualization	116	(3)
Diagnosis	119	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	119	(4)
Borderline Personality Disorder: One Side Wins, the Other Side Loses	123	(12)
Anna's Story	123	(12)
Assessment	127	(2)
Case Conceptualization	129	(2)
Diagnosis	131	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	132	(3)
Antisocial Personality Disorder: Bad to the Bone	135	(10)
Kurt's Story	135	(10)
Assessment	138	(1)
Case Conceptualization	139	(2)
Diagnosis	141	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	141	(4)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: All Wound up and Out of Control	145	(12)
Richard's Story	145	(12)
Assessment	147	(3)
Case Conceptualization	150	(2)
Diagnosis	152	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	153	(4)
Bulimia Nervosa: The Self-Destructive Diet	157	(12)
Dana's Story	157	(12)
Assessment	159	(3)
Case Conceptualization	162	(2)
Diagnosis	164	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	165	(4)
Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type: Descent into Darkness	169	(12)
Betty's Story	169	(12)
Assessment	172	(3)
Case Conceptualization	175	(2)
Diagnosis	177	(1)
Treatment and Outlook	177	(4)
References	181	(10)
Index	191