Abnormal Psychology plus LaunchPad Pack

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-319-38901-7
Verlag: Worth

Medienkombination, Englisch, Book + Access Card, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This core textbook for psychopathology and abnormal psychology courses,is a comprehensive introduction to the subject. The authors are skilled at communicating the complexities of abnormal psychology, speaking to the concerns of students, and portraying the real human impact of psychological disorders. With its signature integrated coverage of theory, diagnosis, and treatment, and remarkably inclusive cross-cultural perspective, this textbook is widely adopted on abnormal psychology courses and shows students where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stand today. The book can be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Comer, Ronald J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Abnormal Psychology in Science and Clinical Practice.- 2. Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present.- 3. Research in Abnormal Psychology.- 4. Models of Abnormality.- 5. Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Problems of Anxiety and Mood.- 6. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders.- 7. Disorders of Trauma and Stress.- 8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders and Treatments.- 9. Suicide Problems of the Mind and Body.- 10. Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms.- 11. Eating Disorders.- 12. Substance Use and Addictive Disorders.- 13. Sexual Disorders and Gender Variations Problems of Psychosis and the Cognitive Function.- 14. Schizophrenia and Related Disorders.- 15. Treatments for Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Disorders Life-Span Problems.- 16. Personality Disorders.- 17. Disorders Common Among Children and Adolescents.- 18. Disorders of Aging and Cognition.- 19. Conclusion.- 20. Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession.

Über Autor(innen)

Ronald J. Comer has been a professor in Princeton University’s Department of Psychology for the past 27 years and has served as Director of Clinical Psychology Studies for most of that time. He is also currently the director of the department’s undergraduate program. Jonathan S. Comer is a professor of psychology at Florida International University, where he also directs the Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program.