Abnormal Psychology - Rilegato

Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan

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ISBN 10: 0073382787 ISBN 13: 9780073382784

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2010

Riassunto

Authored by award-winning teacher and noted researcher Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Abnormal Psychology blends cutting-edge research in psychopathology with compassion for people who suffer from psychological disorders. Capturing the excitement of major advances in biological and psychosocial research and treatment alternatives, Abnormal Psychology imparts a true enthusiasm for and appreciation of scientific investigation.

The author’s scientific and caring approach, combined with strong study tools, has won accolades from instructors and students alike. Abnormal Psychology includes Faces Interactive Case Studies, which link information about disorders covered in the text to Face Interactive Online, integrating the media resources to the written text. The fifth edition continues to place great emphasis on an integrated approach to abnormal psychology, on making biological information clear to students, and on providing a strong focus on empirical research and diversity.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema (19592013) In January 2013 we lost our esteemed author and friend, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema. Susan was a renowned scholar, teacher, mentor, and academic leader. She was recognized internationally for her work on how people regulate their feelings and emotions and how particular patterns of thinking can make people vulnerable to and recover slowly from emotional problems, especially depression. Her research shaped the fields perspective on depression in women and girls, and countless empirical studies and theoretical contributions followed as she developed her groundbreaking theory of rumination and depression. In her words: My career has focused on two parallel goals. The first is to use empirical methods to address important social and mental health problems (depression, rumination, womens mental health). The second goal is to disseminate psychological science. I also believe in taking science to the public, through my textbook on Abnormal Psychology and books for the general public on womens mental health. Susan taught at Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and Yale University.Susans work focused on depression, mood-regulation, and gender, for which she was recognized and received the David Shakow Early Career Award from Division 12, the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Committee on Women of American Psychological Association, the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science, a Research Career Award, and multiple grants from the National Institute of Mental Health. In addition, she was the founding editor of the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, now the most highly cited journal in the field of clinical psychology. In addition to being an accomplished professor, scholar, teacher, and writer, Susan was a loving and devoted mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, and mentor. Susan touched and inspired the lives of many people both professionally and personally, and she will be dearly missed.

Contenuti:

About the Author

Preface

Chapter: 1. Looking at Abnormality

Defining Abnormality

Historical Perspectives on Abnormality

The Emergence of Modern Perspectives

Modern Mental-Health Care

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter :2. Theories and Treatment of Abnormality

Biological Approaches

Psychological Approaches

Sociocultural Approaches

Prevention Programs

Common Elements in Effective Treatments

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 3. Assessing and Diagnosing Abnormality

Assessment Tools

Challenges in Assessment

Diagnosis

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 4. The Research Endeavor

The Scientific Method

Defining the Problem and Stating a Hypothesis

Choosing and Implementing a Method

Case Studies

Correlational Studies

Epidemiological Studies

Experimental Studies

Genetic Studies

Cross-Cultural Research

Meta-Analysis

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 5. Anxiety Disorders

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder

Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

Specific Phobias and Social Phobia

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 6. Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

Somatoform Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 7. Mood Disorders and Suicide

Characteristics of Unipolar Depression

Theories of Unipolar Depression

Theories of Bipolar Disorder

Treatment of Mood Disorders

Suicide

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 8. Schizophrenia

Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Course

Biological Theories

Psychosocial Perspectives

Treatments

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 9. Personality Disorders

Odd-Eccentric Personality Disorders

Dramatic-Emotional Personality Disorders

Anxious-Fearful Personality Disorders

Problems with the DSM-IV-TR Personality Disorders

Revisiting Dimensional Models of Personality Disorders

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 10. Childhood Disorders

Behavior Disorders

Separation Anxiety Disorder

Elimination Disorders

Disorders of Cognitive, Motor, and Communication Skills

Causes and Treatments of Disorders of Cognitive, Motor, and Communication Skills

Mental Retardation

Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 11. Cognitive Disorders and LifeSpan Issues (including Delirium and Dementia)

Dementia

Delirium

Amnesia

Mental Disorders in Later Life

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 12. Eating Disorders

Characteristics of Eating Disorders

Understanding Eating Disorders

Treatments for Eating Disorders

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 13. Sexual Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions

Paraphilias

Gender Identity Disorder

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 14. Substance-Related Disorders

Defining Substance-Related Disorders

Depressants

Stimulants

Opioids

Hallucinogens and PCP

Cannabis

Other Drugs of Abuse

Theories of Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence

Treatments for Substance-Related Disorders

Impulse-Control Disorders

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 15. Health Psychology

Psychological Factors and Health

Psychological Factors in Specific Diseases

Interventions to Improve Health-Related Behaviors

Sleep and Health

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Chapter: 16. Mental Health and the Law

Civil Commitment

Patients' Rights

Competence to Stand Trial

The Insanity Defense

Mental Health Care in the Justice System

Chapter Integration

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Glossary

References

Credits

Name Index

Subject Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0073382787
• ISBN 13: 9780073382784
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 614