Synopses & Reviews
A new edition of the bestselling undergraduate text for courses in abnormal psychology. Continues its strong research and clinical emphases, with new cases added to the revision. New or expanded coverage is provided on cognitive behavior therapy, psychoanalytic therapy, borderline and narcissistic personality disorders, panic disorders, PTSD, type A, depression, cardiovascular disorders, bulemia, and agoraphobia.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION AND BASIC ISSUES.
Introduction: Historical and Scientific Considerations.
Current Paradigms in Psycho-pathology and Therapy.
Classification and Diagnoses.
Clinical Assessment Procedures.
Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behavior.
EMOTIONAL DISORDERS AND REACTIONS TO STRESS.
Anxiety Disorders.
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders.
Psychophysiological Disorders.
Affective Disorders.
SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
Personality Disorders and Sociopathy.
Substance Use Disorders.
Psychosexual Disorders: Gender Identity Disorders and the Paraphilias.
Psychosexual Dysfunctions.
SCHIZOPHRENIA.
Schizophrenia.
DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS.
Specific Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
Mental Retardation and Infantile Autism.
Aging and Psychological Disorders.
INTERVENTION.
Insight Therapy.
Behavior Therapy.
Group and Marital Therapy, Community Psychology and Somatic Treatment.
Legal and Ethical Issues.