Study Guide to Accompany Abnormal Psychology 8e

Study Guide to Accompany Abnormal Psychology 8e

Author: Gerald C. Davison

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons

Published: 2000-06-21

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0471386995

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This text continues to be one of the most current, authoritative overviews of the theories and research in psychopathology and intervention. Its widely praised scientific clinical approach blends the clinical and empirical/experimental as the authors examine each disorder from multiple perspectives.


Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World

Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World

Author: Jeffrey S. Nevid

Publisher:

Published: 2008-01

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 9780132053730

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Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing Worldtakes an interactionist perspective, enabling students to see the importance of the interplay of psychological, socio-cultural and biological factors in the development of psychological disorders. The brief, streamlined format introduces students to the basic concepts of the field with a clear and engaging writing style. Its accessible, broad, research-based coverage, with superior pedagogy and student-oriented applications provide instructors with a comprehensive text they can fully cover in one term. New concept maps visually link major concepts, to help give students a clear picture of the key ideas within each chapter. The aim of the authors is to bring a much-needed Canadian perspective to the study of Abnormal Psychology. They want to increase awareness of the important, relevant research that has been done and is continuing to be conducted in Canada today. The new second edition builds on the strength of the first by continuing to incorporate Canadian cases and examples of mental illness, to highlight cultural factors, current topics, unique Canadian treatment or prevention programs, and mental health legislation.


Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior

Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior

Author: David Sue

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781305639997

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ESSENTIALS OF UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, 3rd Edition offers the same multidimensional focus, multicultural emphasis, topical coverage, and engaging style as its comprehensive counterpart -- UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR -- in a condensed, student-friendly format. Updated to reflect DSM-5 and the newest scientific, psychological, multicultural, and psychiatric research, the text introduces and integrates the Multipath Model of Mental Disorders to explain how biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural factors interact to cause mental disorders. A focus on resilience highlights prevention and recovery from the symptoms of various disorders, and the book also continues its emphasis on the multicultural, sociocultural, and diversity aspects of abnormal psychology. The authors present material in a lively and engaging manner, connecting topics to real-world case studies, current events, and issues of particular importance and relevance to college students. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.


Abnormal Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

Author: Ronald J. Comer

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 790

ISBN-13: 1429282541

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Ron Comer's Abnormal Psychology continues to captivate students with its integrated coverage of theory, diagnosis, and treatment, its inclusive wide-ranging cross-cultural perspective, and its compassionate emphasis on the real impact of mental illness on the lives of patients and their families. Long acclaimed for being well attuned to the evolution of the field and changes in the classroom, Comer's bestselling text returns in a timely new edition, fully updated in anticipation of the DSM-5, and enhanced by powerful new media tools.


Abnormal Psychology Student Guide

Abnormal Psychology Student Guide

Author: Gerald C. Davison

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2002-03-29

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780470831830

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This text continues to be one of the most current, authoritative overviews of the theories and research in psychopathology and intervention. Its widely praised scientific clinical approach blends the clinical and empirical/experimental as the authors examine each disorder from multiple perspectives. The text emphasizes different paradigms with a particular emphasis on the diathesis-stress paradigm as necessary for understanding most psychopathologies.


Handbook on Student Development

Handbook on Student Development

Author: Mark E. Ware

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1135832633

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Because this book's main objective is to foster and promote student development, it should appeal to those who advise, counsel, and teach undergraduate and graduate students, particularly those in psychology, education, and other social sciences. Along with a plethora of stimulating ideas for practice and research, the book contains the results of research having immediate applications to students' educational and career direction needs. Readers will find more than 90 articles in this book distributed across three significant challenges to students' development: the academic, occupational, and personal. Further, the material presented has been organized around three distinct approaches to these challenges: advising, career development, and field placement activities. The source for these articles is the official journal, Teaching of Psychology, of Division Two of the American Psychological Association.