| Description |
xix, 585 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-560) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior; Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder; Defining Abnormal Behavior; Who Experiences Abnormal Behavior?; The Mental Health Professions; Psychopathology in Historical Context; Methods for the Scientific Study of Mental Disorders -- Chapter 2: Causes of Abnormal Behavior; Brief Historical Perspective; Systems Theory; Biological Factors; Psychological Factors; Social Factors -- Chapter 3: Treatment of Psychological Disorders; Biological Treatments; Psychodynamic Psychotherapies; Cognitive-Behavior Therapy; Humanistic Therapies; Research on Psychotherapy; Couple, Family, and Group Therapy; Specific Treatments for Specific Disorders -- Chapter 4: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior; Basic Issues in Classification; Classifying Abnormal Behavior; Evaluating Classification Systems; Basic Issues in Assessment; Psychological Assessment Procedures; Biological Assessment Procedures -- Chapter 5: Mood Disorders and Suicide; Symptoms; Diagnosis; Course and Outcome; Frequency; Causes; Treatment; Suicide -- Chapter 6: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders; Diagnosis of Anxiety Disorders; Frequency of Anxiety Disorders; Causes of Anxiety Disorders; Treatment of Anxiety Disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders -- Chapter 7: Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Somatic Symptom Disorders; Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders; Dissociative Disorders; Somatic Symptom Disorders -- Chapter 8: Stress and Physical Health; Defining Stress; Symptoms of Stress; Diagnosis of Stress and Physical Illness; Psychological Factors and Some Familiar Illnesses; Cardiovascular Disease -- Chapter 9: Personality Disorders; Symptoms; Diagnosis; Frequency; Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD); Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD); Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) -- Chapter 10: Feeding and Eating Disorders; Symptoms of Anorexia; Symptoms of Bulimia; Diagnosis of Feeding and Eating Disorders; Frequency of Anorexia and Bulimia; Causes of Anorexia and Bulimia; Treatment of Anorexia; Treatment of Bulimia; Prevention of Eating Disorders -- Chapter 11: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders; Symptoms; Diagnosis; Frequency; Causes; Treatment; Gambling Disorder -- Chapter 12: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria; Sexual Dysfunctions; Paraphilic Disorders; Gender Dysphoria -- Chapter 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Symptoms; Diagnosis; Frequency; Causes; Treatment -- Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders; Symptoms; Frequency of Delirium and Major Neurocognitive Disorders; Causes; Treatment and Management -- Chapter 15: Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders; Intellectual Disabilities; Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders of Childhood; Externalizing Disorders; Internalizing and Other Disorders -- Chapter 17: Adjustment Disorders and Life-cycle Transitions; Symptoms; The Transition to Adulthood; Family Transitions; The Transition to Later Life -- Chapter 18: Mental Health and the Law; Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility; Civil Commitment; Mental Health and Family Law; Professional Responsibilities and the Law. |
| Subject |
Psychology, Pathological.
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Mental illness.
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Mental Disorders -- psychology.
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Psychopathology -- methods.
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| Added Author |
Emery, Robert E.
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| ISBN |
0205970745 |
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9780205970742 |
| OCLC # |
861788832 |
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