Mental Health, Psychology & Counseling, Psychiatry, General, Mental Illness, Pathologies, Psychopathology 

This contemporary introduction to abnormal psychology is designed to make the material more accessible and inviting to a new generation of learners a changing world. It offers a fully-integrated approach that interweaves diversity issues, theoretical perspectives, research and multimedia content throughout. Readers gain insight into their own attitudes and behavior patterns through carefully selected questionnaires. Chapter topics cover methods of research; contemporary perspective on abnormal behavior; classification and assessment of abnormal behavior; methods of treatment; stress, psychological factors, and health; anxiety disorders; mood disorders and suicide; personality disorders; substance abuse and dependence; eating and sleep disorders; gender identity disorder and sexual dysfunctions; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; abnormal behavior in childhood and adolescence; cognitive disorders and disorders related to aging; violence and abuse; and abnormal psychology and society. For individuals interested in learning about and understanding the science of abnormal behavior. - from Amzon