Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology

Klappentext Would you like to include more high interest cases in your Abnormal Psychology course? Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases. However! those presentations are necessarily brief and too fragmented for students to gain a clear understanding of the unique complexities of a person's troubled life. Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology! Ninth Edition takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. This casebook presents comprehensive coverage of 23 high interest cases that include topics such as eating disorders! gender identity disorder! borderline personality! and posttraumatic stress disorder. Each study (1) provides detailed descriptions of a range of clinical problems! (2) illustrates some of the ways in which these problems can be viewed and treated! and (3) discusses some of the evidence that is available concerning the prevalence and causes of the disorders in question. Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology! Ninth Edition is available in alternate versions (eBooks and custom) for professors and students. For more information! visit the "Instructor's Resource" tab or "Student Resource" tab below. Would you like to include more high interest cases in your Abnormal Psychology course?Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases. However! those presentations are necessarily brief and too fragmented for students to gain a clear understanding of the unique complexities of a person's troubled life. Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology! Ninth Edition takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. This casebook presents comprehensive coverage of 23 high interest cases that include topics such as eating disorders! gender identity disorder! borderline personality! and posttraumatic stress disorder. Each study (1) provides detailed descriptions of a range of clinical problems! (2) illustrates some of the ways in which these problems can be viewed and treated! and (3) discusses some of the evidence that is available concerning the prevalence and causes of the disorders in question.Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology! Ninth Edition is available in alternate versions (eBooks and custom) for professors and students. For more information! visit the "Instructor's Resource" tab or "Student Resource" tab below. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceChapter 1: Obsessive Compulsive DisorderChapter 2: Panic Disorder with AgoraphobiaChapter 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Rape TraumaChapter 4: Hypertension in an African American ManChapter 5: Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple PersonalityChapter 6: Major Depressive DisorderChapter 7: Bipolar Mood DisorderChapter 8: Somatization DisorderChapter 9: Schizophrenia: Paranoid TypeChapter 10: Psychotic Disorder (NOS)! Substance Dependence! and ViolenceChapter 11: Alcohol DependenceChapter 12: Sexual Dysfunction: Female Orgasmic Disorder and Premature EjaculationChapter 13: Paraphilias: Exhibitionism and FrotteurismChapter 14: Gender Identity Disorder: TranssexualismChapter 15: Eating Disorder: Anorexia NervosaChapter 16: Eating Disorder: Bulimia NervosaChapter 17: Parasomnia: Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep ParalysisChapter 18: Paranoid Personality DisorderChapter 19: Borderline Personality DisorderChapter 20: Antisocial Personality Disorder: PsychopathyChapter 21: Autistic DisorderChapter 22: Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 23: Oppositional Defiant DisorderReferencesIndex ...

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Preface

Chapter 1: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Chapter 2: Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia

Chapter 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Rape Trauma

Chapter 4: Hypertension in an African American Man

Chapter 5: Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple Personality

Chapter 6: Major Depressive Disorder

Chapter 7: Bipolar Mood Disorder

Chapter 8: Somatization Disorder

Chapter 9: Schizophrenia: Paranoid Type

Chapter 10: Psychotic Disorder (NOS), Substance Dependence, and Violence

Chapter 11: Alcohol Dependence

Chapter 12: Sexual Dysfunction: Female Orgasmic Disorder and Premature Ejaculation

Chapter 13: Paraphilias: Exhibitionism and Frotteurism

Chapter 14: Gender Identity Disorder: Transsexualism

Chapter 15: Eating Disorder: Anorexia Nervosa

Chapter 16: Eating Disorder: Bulimia Nervosa

Chapter 17: Parasomnia: Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep Paralysis

Chapter 18: Paranoid Personality Disorder

Chapter 19: Borderline Personality Disorder

Chapter 20: Antisocial Personality Disorder: Psychopathy

Chapter 21: Autistic Disorder

Chapter 22: Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder

Chapter 23: Oppositional Defiant Disorder

References

Index

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• Autori: Michele Martin, Michele T. Martin, John M Neale, John M. Neale, Oltmanns, Thomas Oltmanns, Thomas F. Oltmanns, Thomas F. Martin Oltmanns, OLTMANNS THOMAS F MARTIN MICHEL
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2012
• EAN: 9781118086193
• ISBN: 978-1-118-08619-3
• Pagine: 416
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica