Abnormal Psychology

Contents xvii Social Factors in Schizophrenia 549 Understanding the Social World 549 Stressful Groups 550 Immigration 551 Econom ...

What Is Histrionic Personality Disorder? 608 Distinguishing Between Histrionic Personality Disorder and Other Disorders 609 Unde ...

Contents xix Treating Disorders of Disruptive Behavior and Attention 666 Targeting Neurological Factors: Medication 666 Targetin ...

xx Contents Legal Restrictions on Confi dentiality 719 Privileged Communication 720 Informed Consent to Participate in Research ...

PREFACE xxi T his is an exciting time to study psychopathology. Research on the entire range of psychological disorders has blos ...

xxii Preface three sorts of factors as a potential source of either a diathesis (a precondition that makes a person vulnerable) ...

Preface xxiii The research methods chapter (Chapter 5) also provides unique coverage. We explain the general scientifi c method, ...

xxiv Preface rarely—if ever—is the only one affected by the therapy.) For instance, below is the icon we use to note when treatm ...

Preface xxv Like the Feedback Loops in Action fi gures, the Feedback Loops in Treating a Disorder fi gures serve several purpo ...

xxvi Preface Clinical Material Abnormal psychology is a fascinating topic, but we want students to go beyond fascination; we wan ...

Preface xxvii The chapter stories present individuals as clinicians and researchers often fi nd them—with sets of symptoms: It i ...

xxviii Preface disorder (Case 7.2) in Chapter 7, transvestic fetishism in Chapter 11 (Case 11.6), and separation anxiety disorde ...

Preface xxix Learning About Disorders: Consolidated Tables to Consolidate Learning In addition to explaining each disorder in th ...

xxx Preface Summarizing and Consolidating We include two more key features to help students learn the material: end-of-section r ...

Preface xxxi individual in a case that was presented in a From the Inside or From the Outside section. Students are asked to rer ...

xxxii Preface Thinking Like a Clinician questions. These questions ask students to apply what they have learned to other people ...

Preface xxxiii are accompanied by multiple-choice questions so that students can assess their understanding of what they’ve seen ...

xxxiv Preface Acknowledgments We want to thank the following people, who generously gave of their time to review one or more—in ...

Preface xxxv Cathy Hall, East Carolina University Debbie Hanke, Roanoke Chowan Community College Sheryl Hartman, Miami Dade Coll ...

xxxvi Preface Sandra Rouce, Texas Southern University David Rowland, Valparaiso University Lawrence Rubin, St. Thomas University ...