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Abnormal Psychology / [electronic book] Ronald J. Comer and Jonathan S. Comer.

By: Comer, Ronald J [author.].
Contributor(s): Comer, Jonathan S [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Worth, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Eleventh edition.Description: online resource (1932 pages) color photographs, illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781319382971 (paperback); 9781319382988 (e-book).Subject(s): Psychology | Psychology, PathologicalDDC classification: 616.89 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
Abnormal psychology: past and present -- Research in abnormal psychology -- Models of abnormality -- Clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment problems of anxiety and mood -- Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders -- Disorders of trauma and stress -- Depressive and bipolar disorders and treatments -- Suicide problems of the mind and body -- Disorders featuring somatic symptoms -- Eating disorders -- Substance use and addictive disorders -- Sexual disorders and gender variations problems of psychosis and the cognitive function -- Schizophrenia and related disorders -- Treatments for schizophrenia and other severe mental disorders life-span problems -- Personality disorders -- Disorders common among children and adolescents -- Disorders of aging and cognition conclusion -- Law, society, and the mental health profession.

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With Macmillan's superior content delivered by Achieve, Comer's widely adopted textbook shows students where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stand today. In addition to a thorough updating, the new edition employs some extraordinary interactive tools to bring students face to face with the realities of psychological dysfunction, organized for easy access and assignability.


Updates to this edition include:InfoCentral infographics provide visual representations of data related to key topics and concepts in each chapter. They help students recognize trends and patterns and make connections between related topics, as well as offer fascinating snippets of information to spur interest in chapter topicsMindTech gives special attention to particularly provocative technological trends in engaging and enlightening ways. Critical Thought questions ask students to reflect on the effects of technology on mental health, as well as its use in innovative treatments for psychological disorders.PsychWatch emphasizes the effect of culture on mental disorders and treatment with examples from movies, the news, and real lives.Trending... focuses on trending topics in abnormal psychology, with accompanying questions that ask students to think critically about these issues and consider different viewpoints.Critical Thought appears within the narrative of each chapter, asking students think critically about the material they have just read.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Abnormal psychology: past and present -- Research in abnormal psychology -- Models of abnormality -- Clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment problems of anxiety and mood -- Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders -- Disorders of trauma and stress -- Depressive and bipolar disorders and treatments -- Suicide problems of the mind and body -- Disorders featuring somatic symptoms -- Eating disorders -- Substance use and addictive disorders -- Sexual disorders and gender variations problems of psychosis and the cognitive function -- Schizophrenia and related disorders -- Treatments for schizophrenia and other severe mental disorders life-span problems -- Personality disorders -- Disorders common among children and adolescents -- Disorders of aging and cognition conclusion -- Law, society, and the mental health profession.

MTU CORK Module PSYC 6013 - Core reading.

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.