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Abnormal Psychology

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ISBN-10: 0060428724

ISBN-13: 9780060428723

Edition: N/A

Authors: David S. Holmes

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List price: $56.55
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Language: English

Introduction
Introduction: History and Issues
What Behaviors Are Abnormal?
Distress, Disability, and Deviance
The Myth of Mental Illness
How Did Our Explanations for Abnormal Behavior Develop?
The Beginnings: Evil Spirits
Greek and Roman Civilization: Physiology
The Dark Ages: The Devil
The Age of Enlightenment: Humane Care, Moral and Physiological Treatments
The Modern Era: Psychology and Physiology
Who Are Today's Mental Health Professionals?
Psychiatrists
Clinical Psychologists
Counselors and Social Workers
Other Professionals
What Are the Hot Button Questions In Abnormal Behavior?
What Causes Abnormal Behavior?
Do Different Disorders Have Different Causes?
Do Different Disorders Require Different Treatments?
What Role Does Physiology Play in Abnormal Behavior?
What Roles Do Economic Factors Play in Treatment?
What Roles Do Gender and Culture Play in Abnormal Behavior?
Overview of Explanations and Treatments: Psychodynamic and Learning Approaches
An Overview of Stress
The Psychodynamic Approach
Freudian Theory
Non-Freudian Theories
Treatment: Psychotherapy
The Learning Approach
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Treatment: Behavior Therapy
Overview of Explanations and Treatments: Cognitive, Physiological, and Other Approaches.Topic I: The Cognitive Approach
Stages of Memory Processing
How Memories Are Recalled
Problems with Memories
Treatment: Cognitive Therapy
The Physiological Approach
The Brain
Neuroanatomy and Neuronal Functioning
Factors That Influence Synaptic Transmission
Hormones
Genetics and Biological Traumas
Treatment: Medication and Surgery
Sociocultural, Family System, and Humanistic Approaches
Sociocultural Approach
Family System Approach
Humanistic Approach
Diagnostic Techniques and Research Methods.Topic I: Diagnostic Techniques
Diagnostic Systems for Abnormal Behavior
Techniques for Diagnosing Abnormal Behavior
Issues Concerning Diagnostic Methods
Research Methods
Methods for Studying Abnormal Behavior
Strategies for Avoiding Practical and Ethical Problems
Genetic Research
A Few Words about Statistics
Anxiety, Somatoform, And Dissociative Disorders
Anxiety Disorders: Phobias, Generalized Anxiety, and Panic
Symptoms and Issues
Symptoms of Anxiety
Normal versus Abnormal Anxiety
One Disorder or Different Disorders?
Phobic Disorders
Symptoms and Issues
Agoraphobia
Social Phobia
Specific Phobias
Explanations for Phobias
Treatments for Phobias
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms and Issues
Explanations for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Symptoms and Issues
Explanations for Panic Disorder
Treatments for Panic Disorder
Anxiety Disorders: Obsessive-Compulsive, Posttraumatic Stress, and Acute Stress.Topic I: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Symptoms and Issues
Explanations for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorders
Symptoms and Issues
Explanations for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Acute Stress Disorder
Gender and Sociocultural Factors in Anxiety Disorders
Gender
Age
Social Class
Ethnicity and Culture
A Concluding Comment about the Anxiety Disorders
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders.Topic I: Somatoform Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Issues
Explanations
Treatments
Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Issues
Explanations
Treatments
Mood Disorders And Suicide
Mood Disorders: Major Depressive Disorder
Symptoms and Issues
Mood Symptoms
Cognitive Symptoms
Motor Symptoms
Physical Symptoms
Diagnostic Criteria
Types of Depression
Gender and Socioeconomic Factors
Explanations for Depression
Psychodynamic Explanations
Cognitive Explanations
Physiological Explanations
Treatments for Depression
Psychodynamic Approaches
Cognitive Approaches
Physiological Approaches
Mood Disorders: The Bipolar Disorder and Suicide.Topic I: The Bipolar Disorder
Symptoms
Issues
Explanations
Treatments
Suicide
Issues
Explanations
Suicide Prevention
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia: Symptoms and Issues
Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Cognitive Symptoms
Mood Symptoms
Physical Symptoms
Motor Symptoms
Diagnostic Criteria
Phases of Schizophrenia
Types of Schizophrenia
Positive versus Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Issues Associated with Schizophrenia
History and Current Views
Prevalence
Sociocultural Factors
Other Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia: Explanations and Treatments.Topic I: Psychodynamic, Learning, and Cognitive Explanations for Schizophrenia
Psychodynamic Explanations
Learning Explanations
Cognitive Explanations
Physiological Explanations for Schizophrenia
Problems with Neurotransmitters
Problems with Brain Development and Activity
Genetic Factors
Biological Traumas
Treatment of Schizophrenia
Physiological Treatments
Cognitive Treatment: Psychoeducation
Learning Treatment: Behavior Therapy
Psychodynamic Treatment: Psychotherapy
Other Disorders
Personality, Adjustment, and Impulse-Control Disorders
Personality Disorders
Cluster A: Odd or Eccentric
Cluster B: Erratic or Emotional
Cluster C: Anxious or Fearful
Explanations and Treatments
Adjustment Disorders
Symptoms and Issues
Explanations and Treatments
Impulse-Control Disorders
Disorders and Symptoms
Explanations and Treatments
Disorders Appearing in Infancy and Childhood.Topic I: Disruptive Disorders
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Autistic Disorder
Asperger's and Other Developmental Disorders
Elimination, Tic, and Learning Disorders
Elimination Disorders
Tic Disorders
Learning, Communication, and Motor Skills Disorders
Eating, Sleep, and Psychophysiological Disorders.Topic I: Eating Disorders
Anorexia and Bulimia
Other Eating Disorders
Sleep Disorders
The Nature of Sleep and Dreams
Primary Sleep Disorders
Psychophysiological Disorders
Stress and Physiological Responses
Cardiovascular Disorders
Headaches
Immunological Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders.Topic I: Types of Psychoactive Drugs
Factors That Influence the Effects of Drugs
Types of Psychoactive Drugs
Explanations for Drug Use
Physiological Explanations
Physiological and Sociocultural Explanations
Disorders and Treatments
Problems Related to Drug Use
Substance-Related Disorders
Treatment
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders.Topic I: Sexual Dysfunctions
Desire Disorders
Arousal Disorders
Orgasmic Disorders
Paraphilias
Types of Paraphilias
Explanations and Treatments
Gender Identity Disorder
Explanations and Treatments
Cognitive Disorders and Mental Retardation.Topic I: Cognitive Disorders
An Overview of Memory
Amnesia Disorders
Dementia Disorders
Delirium Disorders
Mental Retardation
Issues Associated with Mental Retardation
Retardation Due to Genetic Factors
Retardation Due to Physical Factors in the Environment
Retardation Due to Psychosocial Factors
Law, Care, And Prevention
Legal Issues
Incompetence and Insanity
Incompetence to Stand Trial
The Insanity Defense
Hospitalization and the Rights of Patients
Voluntary and Involuntary Hospitalization
Rights of Hospitalized Mental Patients
Dangerousness and the Public's Right to Protection
Dangerousness of Mental Patients
The Public's Right to Protection
Hospitalization, Community Care, and Prevention.Topic I: Mental Hospitals and Deinstitutionalization
Mental Hospitals Then and Now
Deinstitutionalization
Community Care and Prevention
Community Care
Public Acceptance of Patients in the Community
Prevention of Abnormal Behavior