Abnormal psychology by Hansell, James, D'Amour, Lisa, 1969- instant download

Abnormal psychology by Hansell, James, D'Amour, Lisa, 1969- instant download

xxxviii, 633 pages : 29 cm, \"James Hansell and Lisa Damour offer a fresh take on the teaching of abnormal psychology. Recognizing the complexity of this ever-changing field, the authors introduce six-core concepts (depicted at left) as the framework for the text. While fully covering the DSM-IV-TR system and categories, the text uses the core concepts to contextualize abnormal behavior in a way that helps students understand, remember, and integrate course material.\"--BOOK JACKET, Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-592) and index, Abnormal psychology: the core concepts -- Defining abnormality: what is psychopathology? -- Explaining abnormality: what causes psychopathology? -- Classifying abnormality: diagnosis and assessment -- Anxiety and the anxiety disorders -- Mood and the mood disorders -- Dissociation and the dissociative disorders -- Eating, weight, and the eating disorders -- Drug use and the substance use disorders -- Sex, gender, and the sexual disorders -- Personality and the personality disorders -- Psychosis and schizophrenia -- Lifespan development: disorders of childhood and old age -- Psychological stress and physical disorders -- Glossary