Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders

6 Rev ed
ISBN: 978-0-07-337069-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 281 mm, Gewicht: 1462 g

Presenting the Human Experience of Psychological Disorders. In Richard Halgin and Susan Krauss Whitbourne's Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders, students are shown the human side of Abnormal Psychology. Through the widespread use of current and highly relevant clinical case studies, the biographies and first-person quotations in the Real Stories feature, and the unique case media program Faces Interactive Online, students are presented with real-life portrayals of the disorders featured in the text. The new sixth edition includes updated research coverage and increased pedagogy, designed to maximize student comprehension. The text maintains the integrative approach to treatment using the biopsychosocial model, the lifespan approach, and the succinct coverage that have been the foundations of the text's success.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Halgin, Richard

Whitbourne, Susan Krauss

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 - Understanding Abnormality: A Look at History and Research MethodsCASE REPORT:Rebecca HasbrouckWhat Is Abnormal Behavior? Defining AbnormalityDistressImpairmentRisk to Self or Other PeopleSocially and Culturally Unacceptable BehaviorChallenges Involved in Characterizing Abnormal BehaviorWhat Causes Abnormality? Biological CausesPsychological CausesREAL STORIES: Kelsey GrammerSociocultural CausesAbnormality: The Biopsychosocial PerspectiveAbnormal Psychology Throughout HistoryPrehistoric Times: Abnormal Behavior as Demonic PossessionAncient Greece and Rome: The Emergence of the Scientific ModelThe Middle Ages and Renaissance: The Re-emergence of Spiritual ExplanationsEurope and the United States in the 1700s: The Reform MovementThe 1800s to the 1900s: Development of Alternative Models for Abnormal BehaviorThe Late Twentieth Century: The Challenge of Providing Humane and Effective TreatmentResearch Methods in Abnormal PsychologyThe Scientific MethodThe Experimental MethodThe Correlational MethodThe Survey MethodThe Case Study MethodSingle-Subject DesignStudies of Genetic InfluenceThe Human Experience of Psychological DisordersImpact on the Individual: Stigma and DistressImpact on the FamilyImpact on the Community and SocietyReducing StigmaBringing It All Together: Clinical PerspectivesRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 2 - Classification and Treatment PlansCASE REPORT:Peter DickinsonPsychological Disorder:Experiences of Client and ClinicianThe ClientDefinitionsPrevalence of Psychological DisordersThe ClinicianThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersHow the DSM DevelopedControversial Issues Pertaining to DSMDefinition of “Mental Disorder” Assumptions of the DSM-IV-TRMedical ModelAtheoretical OrientationCategorical ApproachMultiaxial SystemThe Five Axes of the DSM-IV-TRAxis I: Clinical DisordersAxis II: Personality Disorders and Mental RetardationAxis III: General Medical ConditionsAxis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental ProblemsAxis V: Global Assessment of FunctioningThe Diagnostic ProcessThe Client’s Reported and Observable SymptomsDiagnostic Criteria and Differential DiagnosisFinal DiagnosisCase FormulationCultural FormulationTreatment PlanningGoals of TreatmentREAL STORIES: Patty DukeTreatment SitePsychiatric HospitalsOutpatient TreatmentHalfway Houses and Day Treatment ProgramsOther Treatment SitesModality of TreatmentDetermining the Best Approach to TreatmentTreatment ImplementationThe Course of TreatmentThe Clinician’s Role in TreatmentThe Client’s Role in TreatmentThe Outcome of TreatmentRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 3 - AssessmentCASE REPORT:Ben RobshamWhat Is a Psychological Assessment? Clinical InterviewUnstructured InterviewStructured and Semistructured InterviewsMental Status ExaminationAppearance and BehaviorOrientationContent of ThoughtThinking Style and LanguageAffect and MoodPerceptual ExperiencesSense of SelfMotivationCognitive FunctioningInsight and JudgmentPsychological TestingWhat Makes a Good Psychological Test? Intelligence TestingStanford-Binet Intelligence TestWechsler Intelligence ScalesCultural Considerations in Intelligence TestingPersonality and Diagnostic TestingSelf-Report Clinical InventoriesProjective TestingBehavioral AssessmentBehavioral Self-ReportBehavioral ObservationEnvironmental AssessmentREAL STORIES: Frederick FresePhysiological AssessmentPsychophysiological AssessmentBrain Imaging TechniquesNeuropsychological AssessmentPutting It All TogetherRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet ResourceCHAPTER 4 - THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Case Report: Meera Krishnan The Purpose of Theoretical Perspectives in Abnormal Psychology Psychodynamic Perspective Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory Treatment Evaluation of Psychodynamic Theories Humanistic Perspective Person-Centered Theory Self-Actualization Theory Treatment Evaluation of Humanistic Theories Sociocultural Perspective Family Perspective Real Stories: William Styron: Depression Social Discrimination Social Influences and Historical Events Treatment Evaluation of the Sociocultural Perspective Behavioral and Cognitively Based Perspectives Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Social Learning and Social Cognition Cognitively Based Theory Treatment Evaluation of the Behavioral and Cognitively Based Perspectives Biological Perspective The Nervous System and Behavior Genetic Influences on Behavior Treatment Evaluation of the Biological Perspective Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Theories and Treatment: An Integrative Approach Return to the Case Summary Key Terms Internet Resource Chapter 5 - Anxiety DisordersCase Report: BarbaraWilder The Nature of Anxiety Disorders Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Characteristics of Panic Disorder Theories and Treatment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Specific Phobias Characteristics of Specific Phobias Theories and Treatment of Specific Phobias Social Phobia Characteristics of Social Phobia Real Stories: Donny Osmond: Social Phobia Theories and Treatment of Social Phobia Generalized Anxiety Disorder Characteristics of Generalized Anxiety Disorder Theories and Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Theories and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderCharacteristics of Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder Theories and Treatment Anxiety Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective Return to the Case Summary Key Terms Internet Resource Chapter 6 - Somatoform Disorders, Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions,and Dissociative DisordersCASE REPORT:Rose MarstonSomatoform DisordersConversion DisorderSomatization Disorder and Related ConditionsBody Dysmorphic DisorderHypochondriasisConditions Related to Somatoform DisordersTheories and Treatment of Somatoform DisordersPsychological Factors Affecting Medical ConditionsCharacteristics of the DSM-IV-TR Category of Psychological Factors Affecting Medical ConditionsTheories and Treatment of the DSM-IV-TR Category of Psychological Factors Affecting Medical ConditionsStressEmotional ExpressionPersonality StyleSociocultural FactorsTreatmentDissociative DisordersDissociative Identity DisorderCharacteristics of Dissociative Identity DisorderTheories and Treatment of Dissociative Identity DisorderREAL STORIES: Anne HecheDissociative Identity Disorder and the Legal SystemOther Dissociative DisordersDissociative AmnesiaDissociative FugueDepersonalization DisorderTheories and Treatment of Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Fugue, and Depersonalization DisorderSomatoform Disorders, Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions, and Dissociative Disorders: The Biopsychosocial PerspectiveRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 7 - Sexual DisordersCASE REPORT:Shaun BoydenWhat Is Abnormal Sexual Behavior? ParaphiliasCharacteristics of ParaphiliasPedophiliaExhibitionismFetishismFrotteurismSexual Masochism and Sexual SadismTransvestic FetishismVoyeurismTheories and Treatment of ParaphiliasGender Identity DisordersCharacteristics of Gender Identity DisordersTheories and Treatment of Gender Identity DisordersSexual DysfunctionsCharacteristics of Sexual DysfunctionsHypoactive Sexual Desire DisorderSexual Aversion DisorderFemale Sexual Arousal DisorderMale Erectile DisorderFemale Orgasmic DisorderMale Orgasmic DisorderPremature EjaculationSexual Pain DisordersTheories and Treatment of Sexual DysfunctionsBiological PerspectivePsychological PerspectiveREAL STORIES: Richard BerendzenSexual Disorders: The Biopsychosocial PerspectiveRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 8 - Mood DisordersCASE REPORT:Janice ButterfieldGeneral Characteristics of Mood DisordersDepressive DisordersMajor Depressive DisorderCharacteristics of a Major Depressive EpisodeTypes of Depre
ssionPrevalence and Course of the DisorderDysthymic DisorderDisorders Involving Alternations in MoodBipolar DisorderCharacteristics of a Manic EpisodeREAL STORIES: Kay Redfield JamisonTypes of Bipolar DisorderPrevalence and Course of the DisorderCyclothymic DisorderTheories and Treatments of Mood DisordersBiological PerspectivesGeneticsBiochemical FactorsPsychological PerspectivesPsychodynamic TheoriesBehavioral and Cognitively Based TheoriesSociocultural and Interpersonal PerspectivesTreatmentBiological TreatmentPsychological TreatmentSociocultural and Interpersonal InterventionSuicideWho Commits Suicide? Why Do People Commit Suicide? Biological PerspectivePsychological PerspectiveSociocultural PerspectiveAssessment and Treatment of SuicidalityMood Disorders: The Biopsychosocial PerspectiveRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 9 - Schizophrenia and Related DisordersCASE REPORT:David MarshallCharacteristicsof SchizophreniaPhases of SchizophreniaSymptoms of SchizophreniaDisturbance of Thought Content: DelusionsREAL STORIES: John Forbes NashDisturbance in Perception: HallucinationsDisturbance of Thinking, Language, and Communication: Disorganized SpeechDisturbed BehaviorNegative SymptomsSocial and Occupational DysfunctionTypes of SchizophreniaDimensions of SchizophreniaCourses of SchizophreniaGender, Age, and Cultural FeaturesOther Psychotic DisordersBrief Psychotic DisorderSchizophreniform DisorderSchizoaffective DisorderDelusional DisordersShared Psychotic DisorderTheories and Treatment ofSchizophreniaBiological PerspectivesBrain Structure and FunctionGenetic ExplanationsBiological Stressors and VulnerabilityPsychological PerspectiveSociocultural PerspectiveTreatment of SchizophreniaBiological TreatmentsPsychological TreatmentsSociocultural TreatmentsSchizophrenia: The Biopsychosocial PerspectiveRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 10 - Personality DisordersCASE REPORT:Harold MorrillThe Nature of Personality DisordersAntisocial Personality DisorderCharacteristics of Antisocial Personality DisorderTheories and Treatment of Antisocial Personality DisorderBiological PerspectivesPsychological PerspectivesSociocultural PerspectivesTreatment of Antisocial Personality DisorderBorderline Personality DisorderCharacteristics of Borderline Personality DisorderTheories and Treatment of Borderline Personality DisorderBiological PerspectivesREAL STORIES: Susanna KaysenPsychological PerspectivesSociocultural PerspectivesTreatment of Borderline Personality DisorderHistrionic Personality DisorderNarcissistic Personality DisorderParanoid Personality DisorderSchizoid Personality DisorderSchizotypal Personality DisorderAvoidant Personality DisorderDependent Personality DisorderObsessive-Compulsive Personality DisorderPersonality Disorders: The Biopsychosocial PerspectiveRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 11 - Development-Related DisordersCase Report: Jason Newman Introductory Issues Mental Retardation Characteristics of Mental Retardation Theories and Treatment of Mental Retardation Pervasive Developmental Disorders Characteristics of Autistic Disorder Theories of Autistic Disorder Treatment of Autistic Disorder Other Pervasive Developmental DisordersAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Real Stories: Edward Hallowell: Attention Deficit Symptoms Conduct Disorder Oppositional Defiant Disorder Theories and Treatment of ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Learning, Communication, and Motor Skills Disorders Learning Disorders Communication Disorders Motor Skills Disorders Theories and Treatment of Learning, Communication, and Motor Skills Disorders Separation Anxiety Disorder Characteristics of Separation Anxiety Disorder Theories and Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder Other Disorders That Originate in Childhood Childhood Eating Disorders Tic Disorders Elimination Disorders Selective Mutism Development-Related Disorders: The Biopsychosocial Perspective Return to the Case Summary Key Terms Internet Resource Chapter 12 - Aging-Related and Cognitive DisordersCase Report: IreneHeller The Nature of Cognitive Disorders Delirium Amnestic Disorders Traumatic Brain Injury Dementia Characteristics of Dementia Alzheimer’s Disease (Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type) Real Stories: John Bayley and Iris Murdoch: Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia Caused by Other Conditions Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Theories and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease Cognitive Disorders:The Biopsychosocial Perspective Return to the Case Summary Key Terms Internet Resource Chapter 13 - Substance-Related DisordersCASE REPORT:Carl WadsworthThe Nature of Substance Abuse and DependenceBehaviors Associated with Substance-Related DisordersSubstance-Induced DisordersSubstance Use DisordersAlcoholPatterns of Use and AbuseREAL STORIES: Ben AffleckEffects of Alcohol UseImmediate EffectsLong-Term EffectsTheories of Alcohol DependenceBiological PerspectivePsychological PerspectiveSociocultural PerspectiveTreatment of Alcohol DependenceBiological TreatmentPsychological TreatmentAlcoholics AnonymousSubstances Other Than AlcoholStimulantsAmphetaminesCocaineCaffeineCannabisHallucinogensMDMAHeroin and OpioidsSedatives, Hypnotics, and AnxiolyticsBarbituratesBarbiturate-Like SubstancesAnxiolyticsOther Drugs of AbuseTreatment for Substance Abuse and DependenceBiological TreatmentNonmedical TherapiesSubstance Abuse and Dependence:The Biospychosocial PerspectiveRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 14 - Eating Disorders and Impulse-ControlDisordersCASE REPORT:Rosa NomirezEating DisordersCharacteristics of Anorexia NervosaCharacteristics of Bulimia NervosaREAL STORIES: Tracey GoldTheories and Treatment of Eating DisordersTheoriesTreatmentImpulse-Control DisordersKleptomaniaCharacteristics of KleptomaniaTheories and Treatment of KleptomaniaPathological GamblingCharacteristics of Pathological GamblingTheories and Treatment of Pathological GamblingPyromaniaCharacteristics of PyromaniaTheories and Treatment of PyromaniaSexual ImpulsivityCharacteristics of Sexual ImpulsivityTheories and Treatment of Sexual ImpulsivityTrichotillomaniaCharacteristics of TrichotillomaniaTheories and Treatment of TrichotillomaniaIntermittent Explosive DisorderCharacteristics of Intermittent Explosive DisorderTheories and Treatment of Intermittent Explosive DisorderInternet AddictionCharacteristics of Internet AddictionTheories and TreatmentEating Disorders and Impulse-Control Disorders: The Biopsychosocial PerspectiveRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet Resource Chapter 15 - Ethical and Legal IssuesCASE REPORT:Mark ChenEthical IssuesRoles and Responsibilities of CliniciansTherapist CompetenceInformed ConsentConfidentialityRelationships with ClientsThe Business of PsychotherapySpecial Roles for CliniciansCommitment of ClientsRight to TreatmentRefusal of TreatmentForensic Issues in Psychological TreatmentInsanity DefenseREAL STORIES: John HinckleyCompetency to Stand TrialRETURN TO THE CASESummaryKey TermsInternet ResourceGlossaryReferencesCreditsName IndexSubject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Whitbourne, Susan Krauss
Professor Whitbourne received her Ph. D. from Columbia University and has dual specializations in life-span developmental psychology and clinical psychology. She has taught at the State University of New York at Geneseo and the University of Rochester. At the University of Massachusetts, she received the University's Distinguished Teaching Award and the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award. In 2002, she received the Florence Denmark/Psi Chi National Faculty Advisor Award and in 2003, the APA Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) Master Mentor Award. She is the Honors Coordinator in the Psychology Department and the Director of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement in the newly established Commonwealth Honors College. The author of fourteen books and over one hundred journal articles and book chapters, Professor Whitbourne is regarded as an expert in the field of personality development in adulthood and old age. She is currently the APA Council Representative of Division 20 of APA having also served as Division 20 President. Professor Whitbourne has developed nationally recognized approaches to technological innovations in teaching, and the web site she developed for her introductory psychology course was selected as a McGraw-Hill Web Cafe "Site of the Month."

Halgin, Richard
Professor Halgin received his Ph. D. from Fordham University, and completed a 3-year fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, prior to joining the faculty of the University of Massachusetts in 1977. He is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist and has had over two decades of clinical, supervisory, and consulting experience. At the University of Massachusetts, his course in Abnormal Psychology is one of the most popular offerings on campus, attracting an enrollment of more than 500 students each semester. In recent years, he has also offered this course at Amherst College and Smith College. His teaching has been recognized at the university and national level. A University of Massachusetts Alumni Distinguished Professor, he was honored with the University's Distinguished Teaching Award and his teaching was recognized by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology of the American Psychological Association. In April 2003, his teaching was highlighted in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Professor Halgin is the author of more than fifty journal articles and book chapters in the fields of psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and professional issues in psychology.