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Abnormal Psychology Core Concepts

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ISBN-10: 0205594956

ISBN-13: 9780205594955

Edition: 14th 2010

Authors: James N. Butcher, Susan Mineka, Jill M. Hooley, Robert Carson

List price: $183.40
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This distinguished book is considered the most comprehensive in its field, and the author team includes the most preeminent and respected researchers in abnormal psychology today. The new 14 th edition introduces a striking new design, new topics, fresh insights, streamlined writing, and a sharper focus on research in psychopathology have emerged.
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Book details

List price: $183.40
Edition: 14th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/16/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 816
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.4
Language: English

Abnormal Psychology: An Overview What Do We Mean By Abnormality?
How Common Are Mental Disorders?
Research Approaches in Abnormal Psychology
Sources of Information
Forming and Testing Hypotheses
Research Design
The Focus of This Book
Unresolved Issuesndash;-Are We All Becoming Mentally Ill?
The Expanding Horizons of Mental Disorder
Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior
Toward Humanitarian Approaches
Emergence of Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
Unresolved Issuesndash;-Interpreting Historical Events
Causal Factors and Viewpoints
Causes and Risk Factors for Abnormal Behavior
Viewpoints for Understanding the Causes of Abnormal Behavior
The Biological Viewpoint And Biological Causal Factors
The Psychological Viewpoints
Psychological Causal Factors
The Sociocultural Viewpoint
Sociocultural Causal Factors
Unresolved Issuesndash;-Theoretical Viewpoints and the Causes of Abnormal Behavior
Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
The Basic Elements in Assessment
Assessment of the Physical Organism
Psychosocial Assessment
The Integration of Assessment Data
Classifying Abnormal behavior
Unresolved Issuesndash;-Need for Change in the DSM
Stress and Physical and Mental Health
What Is Stress?
Stress and the Stress Response
Cardiovascular Disease
Treatment of Stress-Related Physical Disorders
Adjustment Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder Prevention and Treatment of Stress
Disorders Unresolved Issuesndash;-What Should the Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD Be?
Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders
The Fear and Anxiety Response Patterns
Overview of the Anxiety Disorders and Their Commonalities
Specific Phobias
Social Phobias
Panic Disorder With and Without Agoraphobia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Sociocultural Causal Factors for All Anxiety Disorders
Unresolved Issuesndash;-Compulsive Hoarding: Is It a Subtype of OCD?
Mood Disorders and Suicide
What Are Mood Disorders?</P