| Description |
xvi, 320 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Concepts of abnormality -- 2. Theories and techniques -- 3. The anxiety disorders -- 4. The dissociative and sleep disorders -- 5. The somatoform disorders -- 6. The schizophrenic and delusional (or paranoid) disorders -- 7. The affective (or mood) disorders and suicide -- 8. The psychosexual disorders -- 9. The substance use disorders -- 10. The eating disorders : anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa -- 11. The personality disorders -- 12. Disorders of impulse control -- 13. Disorders with violence -- 14. Disorders of childhood and adolescence -- 15. Organic mental disorders and mental retardation -- 16. Legal issues and psychological practice -- 17. Postscript : positive mental health |
| Summary |
"Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology is a collection of contemporary and classic cases that brings the field of abnormal psychology to life for students with its rare combination of readability, humor, and strong scholarship. To enable students to more fully understand the nature of the disorder, each case in this book contains full background material relevant to etiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations. Significant family and social history data are also presented in order to give students a clear picture of how specific behavior patterns were generated and maintained."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-317) and index |
| Subject |
Mental illness -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| LC no. |
2005043026 |
| ISBN |
0205452221 |
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