Comer R.J. Abnormal Psychology

8th Ed. — Worthpublishers, 2013. — 736 p. — ISBN 1-4292-8254-1.Ron Comer's Abnormal Psychology continues to captivate students with its integrated coverage of theory, diagnosis, and treatment, its inclusive wide-ranging cross-cultural perspective, and its compassionate emphasis on the real impact of mental illness on the lives of patients and their families. Long acclaimed for being well attuned to the evolution of the field and changes in the classroom, Comer's bestselling text returns in a timely new edition, fully updated in anticipation of the DSM-5, and enhanced by powerful new media tools.Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
What Is Psychological Abnormality?
What Is Treatment?
Current Trends
Research in Abnormal Psychology
What Do Clinical Researchers Do?
The Case Study
The Correlational Method
The Experimental Method
Alternative Experimental Designs
Models of Abnormality
The Biological Model
The Psychodynamic Model
The Behavioral Model
The Cognitive Model
The Humanistic-Existential Model
The Sociocultural Model: Family-Social and Multicultural Perspectives
Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Clinical Assessment: How and Why Does the Client Behave Abnormally?
Diagnosis: Does the Client’s Syndrome Match a Known Disorder?
Treatment: How Might the Client Be Helped?
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Phobias
Panic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Call for Change: DSM-5
Stress Disorders
Stress and Arousal: The Fight-or-Flight Response
The Physical Stress Disorders: Psychophysiological Disorders
Call for Change: DSM-5
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Call for Change: DSM-5
Mood Disorders
Unipolar Depression
Bipolar Disorders
Call for Change: DSM-5
Treatments for Mood Disorders
Treatments for Unipolar Depression
Treatments for Bipolar Disorders
Suicide
What Is Suicide?
What Triggers a Suicide?
What Are the Underlying Causes of Suicide?
Is Suicide Linked to Age?
Treatment and Suicide
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
What Causes Eating Disorders?
How Are Eating Disorders Treated?
Call for Change: DSM-5
Substance-Related Disorders
Depressants
Stimulants
Hallucinogens, Cannabis, and Combinations of Substances
What Causes Substance-Related Disorders?
How Are Substance-Related Disorders Treated?
Call for Change: DSM-5
Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Disorder
Sexual Dysfunctions
Treatments for Sexual Dysfunctions
Paraphilias
Gender Identity Disorder
Call for Change: DSM-5
Schizophrenia
The Clinical Picture of Schizophrenia
How Do Theorists Explain Schizophrenia?
Call for Change: DSM-5
Treatments for Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Disorders
Institutional Care in the Past
Antipsychotic Drugs
Psychotherapy
The Community Approach
Personality Disorders
Odd Personality Disorders
Dramatic Personality Disorders
Anxious Personality Disorders
Multicultural Factors: Research Neglect
Call for Change: DSM-5
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Childhood and Adolescence
Childhood Mood Problems
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Elimination Disorders
Long-Term Disorders That Begin in Childhood
Call for Change: DSM-5
Disorders of Aging and Cognition
Old Age and Stress
Issues Affecting the Mental Health of the Elderly
Society and the Mental Health Profession
Law and Mental Health
What Ethical Principles Guide Mental Health Professionals?
Technology and Mental Health
The Person Within the Profession