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Abnormal Psychology The Problem of Maladaptive Behavior

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ISBN-10: 0130918490

ISBN-13: 9780130918499

Edition: 10th 2002

Authors: Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason

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This text provides students with an extensive and up to date review of the field of abnormal psychology. It also explains and contrasts a variety of theoretical perspectives on each type of disorder.
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Book details

List price: $118.20
Edition: 10th
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/21/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 681
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.586
Language: English

Introduction
What Is Abnormal Behavior
Historical Background of Modern Abnormal Psychology
Recent Concepts of Abnormal Behavior
The Epidemiology of Maladaptive Behavior
Classifying Abnormal Behavior
Seeking Help for Abnormal Behavior
Research in Abnormal Behavior
The Elements of Maladaptive Behavior: Theory, Treatment, and Research
The Role of Theory in Abnormal Psychology
The Biological Perspective
The Psychodynamic Perspective
The Behavioral Perspective
The Cognitive Perspective
The Humanistic-Existential Perspective
The Community-Cultural Perspective
An Interactional Approach
Classification and Assessment
Classification: Categories of Maladaptive Behavior
Assessment: The Basis of Classification
Stress, Coping, and Maladaptive Behavior
Stress and Coping
Stressful Situations an Life Transitions
Clinical Reactions to Stress
Treating Stress-Related Problems
Bodily Dysfunction: Eating and Sleeping Problems and Psychophysiological Disorders
Psychological, Social, and Bodily Interactions
Eating Disorders
Psychological Disorders
Diagnostic Dilemmas
Disorders of Bodily Preoccupation
Somatoform Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
The Experience of Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Phobias
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Interpreting and Treating Anxiety Disorders
Sexual Variations and Disorders
Changing Views of Sexual Behavior
Gender Identity Disorder
The Paraphilias
Sexual Victimization
Personality Disorders
Classifying Personality Disorders
Anxious of Fearful Behavior
Treatment of Personality Disorders
Mood Disorders and Suicide
Mood Disorders
Depression
Depressive Disorders
Causes and Treatment of Depression
The Bipolar Disorders
Causes and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Suicide
Prevention of Suicide
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia
DSM-IV Subtypes of Schizophrenia
What Causes Schizophrenia
Studying Vulnerability to Schizophrenia
Vulnerability and the Environment
Therapeutic Approaches
Long-Term Outcome Studies
Other Psychotic Disorders
Cognitive Impairment Disorders
The Brain: An Interactional Perspective
Dementia
Amnestic Disorders
The Diversity of Cognitive Impairment Disorders
An Integrative Approach to Brain Disorders
An Integrative Approach to Brain Disorders
Chapter Summary
Substance-Related Disorders
Substance-Use Disorders
Substance-Induced Disorders
Theories and Treatment
Other Drugs
Is There a Final Common Pathway? Substance Dependence and Public Policy
Are There Behavioral Addictions?: The Dilemma of Pathological Gambling
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Externalizing Disorders
Internalizing Disorders
Therapy for Children and Adolescents
Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Mental Retardation
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Mental Retardation
The Therapeutic Enterprise: Choices, Techniques, Evaluation
Psychotherapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
Integration and Extension of Psychological Therapies
Research on the Psychological Therapies
Integration of Psychologically Based Therapeutic Approaches
Biological Therapies
Hospitalization
Society's Response to Maladaptive Behavior
Types of Prevention
Sites of Prevention
The Diverse Paths to Prevention
Treatment in the Community
Legal Aspects of Treatment and Prevention