Peterson, Christopher.
The psychology of abnormality / Christopher Peterson. - Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, c1996. - xiv, 575 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-544) and indexes.
What is abnormality -- Diagnosis and assessment -- Models of abnormality: Explanations and treatments -- Research -- Case of substance abuse -- Organic disorders -- Fear and anxiety disorders -- Somatoform and dissociative disorders -- Mood disorders -- Mind-body disorders -- Sexual disorders -- Schizophrenic disorders -- Personality disorders -- Disorders of childhood and adolescence -- Abnormality in a community and legal context -- Glossary.
[The book] is a comprehensive yet efficient textbook on psychological disorders. Containing only 15 chapters, it is designed to fit readily within a typical academic term. Theoretically balanced, it includes DSM-IV criteria and up-to-date coverage; it places psychopathology in its multiple contexts (historical, social and cultural); it stresses the continuity between normality and abnormality; and it attends to human diversity more than the typical textbook.... Abnormal psychology is an extremely popular course at most colleges and universities. -Pref.
0155000926 9780155000926
94074222
Psychology, Pathological.
RC454 / .P435 1996
616.89
The psychology of abnormality / Christopher Peterson. - Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, c1996. - xiv, 575 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-544) and indexes.
What is abnormality -- Diagnosis and assessment -- Models of abnormality: Explanations and treatments -- Research -- Case of substance abuse -- Organic disorders -- Fear and anxiety disorders -- Somatoform and dissociative disorders -- Mood disorders -- Mind-body disorders -- Sexual disorders -- Schizophrenic disorders -- Personality disorders -- Disorders of childhood and adolescence -- Abnormality in a community and legal context -- Glossary.
[The book] is a comprehensive yet efficient textbook on psychological disorders. Containing only 15 chapters, it is designed to fit readily within a typical academic term. Theoretically balanced, it includes DSM-IV criteria and up-to-date coverage; it places psychopathology in its multiple contexts (historical, social and cultural); it stresses the continuity between normality and abnormality; and it attends to human diversity more than the typical textbook.... Abnormal psychology is an extremely popular course at most colleges and universities. -Pref.
0155000926 9780155000926
94074222
Psychology, Pathological.
RC454 / .P435 1996
616.89