Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Ronald Comer has been a professor in Princeton University's Department of Psychology for the past 27 years and has served as Director of Clinical Psychology Studies for most of that time. He is also currently the director of the department's undergraduate program.
Jonathan Comer is a professor of psychology at Florida International University, where he also directs the Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program.
With its signature integrated coverage of theory, diagnosis, and treatment, and inclusive cross-cultural perspective, this new edition is an engaging introduction to where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stands today.
1. Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
2. Models of Abnormality
3. Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis , and Treatment
Problems of Anxiety and Mood
4. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
5. Disorders of Trauma and Stress
6. Disorders of Mood
7. Suicide
Problems of the Mind and Body
8. Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms
9. Eating Disorders
10. Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
11. Disorders of Sex and Gender
Problems of Psychosis and the Cognitive Function
12. Schizophrenia
Life-Span Problems
13. Personality Disorders
14. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
15. Disorders of Aging and Cognition
Conclusion
16. Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession
- Communicates scientific foundations, clinical realities, and human cost of psychological dysfunction
- Comer has experience as an educator, researcher and practicing therapist
- Cross-cultural perspective, integrating theory diagnosis and treatment
- Large storyboard-style info graphics combine images and step-by-step explanations to portray important abnormal psychology concepts visually, in a way that helps students understand complex topics and prepare for exams.
- MindTech: this feature looks at the impact of technology on both the diagnosis and manifestation of mental illness in today's world.
- Clinical Choices Interactive Case Studies, 11 interactive case studies in LaunchPad through which students take on the role of clinical psychologist, engaging with online "clients" to identify psychological disorders (based on DSM-5 criteria) and think critically about diagnosis and treatment options (in LaunchPad)
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Ronald Comer has been a professor in Princeton University's Department of Psychology for the past 27 years and has served as Director of Clinical Psychology Studies for most of that time. He is also currently the director of the department's undergraduate program.
Jonathan Comer is a professor of psychology at Florida International University, where he also directs the Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program.