Table of Content

1. Abnormal Psychology: An Overview.
2. Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior.
3. Causal Factors and Viewpoints in Abnormal Psychology.
4. Clinical Assessment.
5. Stress and Adjustment Disorders.
6. Panic, Anxiety, and their Disorders.
7. Mood Disorders and Suicide.
8. Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders.
9. Eating Disorders and Obesity.
10. Health Problems and Behavior.
11. Personality Disorders.
12. Substance-Related Disorders.
13. Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions.
14. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders.
15. Cognitive Disorders.
16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
17. Therapies.
18. Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology.

Salient Features

• New DSM-IV-TR boxes appear throughout, and summarize the essential criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders for the disorders discussed. This helpful study tool reflects current diagnostic practice and helps students understand disorders in a clinical context.
• The most extensively researched and up-to-date textbook available — includes over 1800 references.
• Special feature boxes — “Developments in Research,” “Developments in Thinking,” “Developments in Practice,” and “The World Around Us” — focus on applications of research to everyday life, as well as current events, the latest research methodologies, technologies, and findings.
• Extensive case studies of individuals throughout the book bring material to life for students and offer a context in which to understand contemporary abnormal psychology.