This distinguished book is considered the most comprehensive in its field, and the author team includes the most preeminent and respected researchers in abnormal psychology today. The new 13th edition introduces a striking new design, new topics, fresh insights, streamlined writing, and a sharper focus on research in psychopathology have emerged.
1. Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
What Do We Mean by Abnormal Behavior?
How Common Are Mental Disorders?
Research Approaches in Abnormal Psychology
The Focus of This Book
2. Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior
Toward Humanitarian Approaches
Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
3. Causal Factors and Viewpoints in Abnormal Psychology
Causes and Risk Factors for Abnormal Behavior
The Biological Viewpoint and Biological Causal Factors
The Psychosocial Viewpoints
Psychosocial Causal Factors
The Sociocultural Viewpoint
Sociocultural Causal Factors
4. Clinical Assessment
The Basic Elements in Assessment
Assessment of the Physical Organism
Psychosocial Assessment
The Integration of Assessment Data
Classifying Abnormal Behavior
5. Stress and Adjustment Disorders
What Is Stress?
The Effects of Severe Stress
Adjustment Disorder: Reactions to Common Life Stressors
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Reactions to Catastrophic Events
Prevention and Treatment of Stress Disorders
6. Panic, Anxiety, and their Disorders
The Fear and Anxiety Response Patterns
Overview of the Anxiety Disorders
Specific Phobias
Social Phobias
Panic Disorder With and Without Agoraphobia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
General Sociocultural Causal Factors for All Anxiety Disorders
7. Mood Disorders and Suicide
What Are Mood Disorders?
Unipolar Mood Disorders
Causal Factors in Unipolar Mood Disorders
Bipolar Disorders
Causal Factors in Bipolar Disorder
Sociocultural Factors Affecting Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders
Treatments and Outcomes
Suicide
8. Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
9. Eating Disorders and Obesity
Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders
Risk and Causal Factors in Eating Disorders
Treatment of Eating Disorders
Obesity
Treatment of Obesity
10. Health Problems and Behavior
Psychological Factors in Health and Disease
Cardiovascular Disease
General Causal Factors in Physical Disease
Treatments and Outcomes
11. Personality Disorders
Clinical Features of Personality Disorders
Difficulties Doing Research on Personality Disorders
Categories of Personality Disorders
Treatments and Outcomes
Antisocial Personality and Psychopathy
12. Substance-Related Disorders
Alcohol Abuse and Dependence
Drug Abuse and Dependence
13. Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions
Sociocultural Influences on Sexual Practices and Standards
Sexual and Gender Variants
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Dysfunctions
14. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
The Clinical Picture in Schizophrenia
Subtypes of Schizophrenia
What Causes Schizophrenia
Treatment and Clinical Outcome
15. Cognitive Disorders
Brain Impairment in Adults
Delirium
Dementia
Amnestic Syndrome
Disorders Involving Head Injury
Treatments and Outcomes
16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Maladaptive Behavior in Different Life Periods
Common Disorders of Childhood
Learning Disorders and Mental Retardation
Planning Better Programs to Help Children and Adolescents
17. Therapies
An Overview of Treament
Measuring Success in Psychotherapy
What Therapeutic Approach Should Be Used?
Psychological Approaches to Treatment
Psychotherapy and Society
18. Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology
Perspectives on Prevention
Controversial Legal Issues and the Mentally Disordered
Organized Efforts for Mental Health
Challenges for the Future
