The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology

Author: Amy Wenzel

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2017-03-16

Total Pages: 4200

ISBN-13: 1506353223

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Abnormal and clinical psychology courses are offered in psychology programs at universities worldwide, but the most recent major encyclopedia on the topic was published many years ago. Although general psychology handbooks and encyclopedias include essays on abnormal and clinical psychology, such works do not provide students with an accessible reference for understanding the full scope of the field. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, a 7-volume, A-Z work (print and electronic formats), will be such an authoritative work. Its more than 1,400 entries will provide information on fundamental approaches and theories, various mental health disorders, assessment tools and psychotherapeutic interventions, and the social, legal, and cultural frameworks that have contributed to debates in abnormal and clinical psychology. Key features include: 1,400 signed articles contained in 7 volumes and available in choice of print and/or electronic formats Although organized A-to-Z, front matter includes a Reader’s Guide grouping related entries thematically Back matter includes a Chronology, Resource Guide, Bibliography, and detailed Index Entries conclude with References/Further Readings and Cross-References to related entries The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and Cross-References between and among entries all combine to provide robust search-and-browse features in the electronic version.


Perspectives in Avian Skeletal Systems and Skeletal Abnormalities

Perspectives in Avian Skeletal Systems and Skeletal Abnormalities

Author: Chongxiao (Sean) Chen

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Published: 2023-10-16

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 283252835X

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The avian skeletal system is drawing increasing attention from researchers because it serves as a unique research model to study bone metabolism and pathologies, as well as the importance of bone health and its relationship with animal productivity and welfare. The avian skeleton is a delicate system providing structural support to the bird and minerals for eggshell formation, meanwhile, functioning as an immune organ. There is a lack of complete understanding of the physiological difference between mammalian and avian bones, the impact of genetic improvements, the interaction between immunity and bone health, the avian bone 3D structural development and turnover, the biological function of avian bone, and its relationship with animal well-being. Additionally, skeletal abnormalities can have a serious effect on poultry farming whereby conditions such as osteomyelitis, rickets and chondrodystrophy, among others, can cause changes in gait patterns, reduced walking ability and other pathophysiologies with subsequent detrimental effects on feed conversion and growth, as well as economic losses.


A History of Great Ideas in Abnormal Psychology

A History of Great Ideas in Abnormal Psychology

Author: T.E. Weckowicz

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1990-04-23

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 0080867200

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As indicated by its title A History of Great Ideas in Abnormal Psychology, this book is not just concerned with the chronology of events or with biographical details of great psychiatrists and psychopathologists. It has as its main interest, a study of the ideas underlying theories about mental illness and mental health in the Western world. These are studied according to their historical development from ancient times to the twentieth century. The book discusses the history of ideas about the nature of mental illness, its causation, its treatment and also social attitudes towards mental illness. The conceptions of mental illness are discussed in the context of philosophical ideas about the human mind and the medical theories prevailing in different periods of history. Certain perennial controversies are presented such as those between the psychological and organic approaches to the treatment of mental illness, and those between the focus on disease entities (nosology) versus the focus on individual personalities. The beliefs of primitive societies are discussed, and the development of early scientific ideas about mental illness in Greek and Roman times. The study continues through the medieval age to the Renaissance. More emphasis is then placed on the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century, the enlightenment of the eighteenth, and the emergence of modern psychological and psychiatric ideas concerning psychopathology in the twentieth century.


Normal and Abnormal Fear and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

Normal and Abnormal Fear and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

Author: Peter Muris

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2010-07-07

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 008054536X

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Written at a post-graduate level, this new volume provides a cumulative overview of the research available on the pathogenesis of fear and anxiety in youths. Its aim is to give the reader an idea of the factors that are thought to be involved in the development of abnormal fear and anxiety in children and adolescents, and to integrate this knowledge in a comprehensive model. Normal and Abnormal Fear and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents also gives an update of the current scientific status on the psychological and pharmacological treatment and assessment of anxiety disorders in youths. Reviews research literature on the cause of childhood anxiety, not only the existence and treatment Discusses empirically supported intervention strategies Includes questionnaires for measuring anxiety and related concepts that can be employed for research purposes Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents is the author's primary area of research


Abnormal Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

Author: Ronald J. Comer

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-07-27

Total Pages: 824

ISBN-13: 9781429216319

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Taking a look at the field of abnormal psychology, including major theoretical models of abnormality, research directions, clinical experiences, therapies and controversies, this book covers personality disorders, the psychodynamic perspective, neuroscience, the 'empirically-based treatment' movement, and more.


Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Chinese Culture

Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Chinese Culture

Author: A. Kleinman

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 9401749868

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Our purpose in assembling the papers in this collection is to introduce readers to studies of normal and abnormal behavior in Chinese culture. We want to offer a sense o/what psychiatrists and social scientists are doing to advance our under standing of this subject, including what fmdings are being made, what questions researched, what conundrums worried over. Since our fund of knowledge is obviously incomplete, we want our readers to be aware of the limits to what we know and to our acquisition of new knowledge. Although the subject is too vast and uncharted to support a comprehensive synthesis, in a few areas - e. g. , psychiatric epidemiology - enough is known for us to be able to present major reviews. The chapters themselves cover a variety of themes that we regard as both intrinsically interesting and deserving of more systematic evaluation. Many of the issues they address we believe to be valid concerns for comparative cross cultural studies. No attempt is made to artificially integrate these chapters, since the editors wish to highlight their distinctive interpretive frameworks as evidence of the rich variety of approaches that scholars take to this subject. 'We see this volume as a modest and self-consciously limited exploration. Here are some accounts and interpretations (but by no means all) of normal and ab normal behavior in the context of Chinese culture that we believe fashion a more discriminating understanding of at least a few important aspects of that subject.


Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology

Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology

Author: Ronald J. Comer

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2004-04-23

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 9780716786252

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This is a concise textbook on abnormal psychology that integrates various theoretical models, sociocultural factors, research, clinical experiences, and therapies. The author encourages critical thinking about the science and study of mental disorders and also reveals the humanity behind them.


Crimes of Violence by Mentally Abnormal Offenders

Crimes of Violence by Mentally Abnormal Offenders

Author: H. Häfner

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-03-03

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780521107068

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A detailed and systematic 1973 account of the extent to which mentally abnormal offenders are likely to commit violent crimes, based upon a study of all the 533 men and women in the Federal German Republic from 1955 to 1964 who were detained in hospitals after committing homicide or near-homicide.


Perspectives in Abnormal Behavior

Perspectives in Abnormal Behavior

Author: Richard J. Morris

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-02

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 1483187160

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Perspectives in Abnormal Behavior is a compilation of articles in the field of abnormal psychology. An article titled the Myth of Mental Illness discusses the different signs in determining a brain disease. The second article is about the diagnoses of schizophrenia. A section of the article talks about the misconception the public have about the disease and the symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Another part of the second article defines behaviors that are perceived as deviant. The third article in the book is addressed to the reliability of psychiatric diagnoses and covers the advantages and disadvantages of these diagnoses. The subsequent article rejects the method of psychiatric diagnoses and emphasizes the importance of using behavioral analysis in treating patients. The said article enumerates the problems in the diagnostic systems. Topic such as the methods of data collection for a functional analysis is also discussed. The book will be a useful tool for psychologists and academic students.


The Mentally Abnormal Offender

The Mentally Abnormal Offender

Author: A. V. S. de Reuck

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-09-16

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0470717246

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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.