Abnormal psychology

Abnormal psychology

by Hooley, Jill M.

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A comprehensive overview of abnormal psychology, this work provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the primary psychological disorders studied within the discipline. Maintaining a focus on the individuals at the heart of the study of abnormal psychology, the authors employ a biopsychosocial approach that helps students achieve an understanding of the holistic context in which abnormalities of behaviour occur. This edition has been extensively updated to reflect DSM-5 diagnostic ca…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Abnormal psychology / Jill M. Hooley, James N. Butcher, Matthew K. Nock, Susan Mineka.

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A comprehensive overview of abnormal psychology, this work provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the primary psychological disorders studied within the discipline. Maintaining a focus on the individuals at the heart of the study of abnormal psychology, the authors employ a biopsychosocial approach that helps students achieve an understanding of the holistic context in which abnormalities of behaviour occur. This edition has been extensively updated to reflect DSM-5 diagnostic categories, classifications, and criteria.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2017
  • Edition:Seventeenth edition, global edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Pearson
  • Place of Publication:Boston
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2017

The Physical Object

  • Description:792 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781292157764, 1292157763
  • oclc:ocn972729212
  • LC Classification:RC454
  • Dewey Decimal:616.89

Table of Contents

Abnormal psychology : overview and research approaches -- Historical and contemporary views of abnormal behavior -- Causal factors and viewpoints -- Clinical assessment and diagnosis -- Stress and physical and mental health -- Panic, anxiety, obsessions, and their disorders -- Mood disorders and suicide -- Somatic symptom and dissociative disorders -- Eating disorders and obesity -- Personality disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Sexual variants, abuse, and dysfunctions -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Disorders of childhood and adolescence (Neurodevelopmental disorders) -- Psychological treatment -- Contemporary and legal issues in abnormal psychology.

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