Psychopathology - A Social Neuropsychological Perspective

Undergraduate textbook taking a critical view of the dominant psychiatric model of psychopathology, and offering both psychosocial and neuro/biopsychological approaches.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Madness: a history of ideas; 3. Emotions and normal life; 4. Control, stress and coping; 5. Distress; 6. Psychosocial perspectives on distress; 7. Psychosis: symptoms and causes; 8. Psychosocial perspectives of psychosis; 9. Recovery; 10. Psychological therapies; 11. The treatment of mental distress with psychiatric medication; 12. Conclusions.

About the author

Alison Lee is Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Postgraduate Tutor in the School of Society, Enterprise and Environment at Bath Spa University.Robert Irwin is Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the School of Society, Enterprise and Environment at Bath Spa University.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Irwin, Robert (Bath Spa University) Irwin, Alison Lee, Alison (Bath Spa University) Lee, Alison (Bath Spa University) Irwin Lee, Alison Irwin Lee
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2018
• EAN: 9780521279024
• ISBN: 978-0-521-27902-4
• No. of pages: 372
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Klinische Psychologie, Psychopathologie, Neuropsychologie, Geisteskrankheit, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Pathologie (des Menschen) / Psychopathologie, Psychiatrie / Psychopathologie, Psychologie / Neuropsychologie, Englische Bücher / Naturwissenschaften / Medizin, Englische Bücher / Geisteswissenschaften / Psychologie, Clinical psychology, Abnormal psychology