TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davison,Gerald C.
AU  - Neale,John M.
TI  - Abnormal psychology
SN  - 0471631086
U1  - 616.89 22
PY  - 1990///
CY  - New York
PB  - J. Wiley & Sons
KW  - Psychology, Pathological
N1  - Table of Contents

PART ONE 
INTRODUCTION AND BASIC ISSUES 

Chapter One Introduction: Historical and scientific considerations
The mental health professions
History of psychopathology 
Science: A human enterprise 

Chapter two Current paradigms in psychopathology
and therapy
The physiological paradigm
The psychoanalytical paradigm
Learning paradigms 
The cognitive paradigm
The humanistic paradigm
Etc.

Chapter Three Classification and diagnosis 
DSM-IIIR the diagnostic system of the American psychiatric association
Issues  in the classification of abnormal behavior

Chapter Four Clinical assessment procedures
Assessment of psychopathology 
Assessment of brain abnormalities  seeing the brain
Behavioral assessment
The consistency and variability of behavior 

Chapter Five Research methods in the study of abnormal behavior 
Science and scientific methods
The research methods of abnormal psychology 

PART TWO EMOTIONAL DISORDERS AND REACTIONS TO STRESS
Chapter Six Anxiety disorders
Phobia 
Panic disorders 
Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive- compulsive disorders
Behavioral theories of obsessive-compulsive 
Etc.

Chapter Seven Somatoform and dissociative disorders
Somatoform disorders
Dissociative disorders

Chapter Eight Psychophysiology disorders
Stress and health
Theories of the stress-illness link
Cardiovascular disorders
Asthma
Therapies for psychophysiology disorders 
Etc.

Chapter Nine Mood Disorders
General characteristics pf depression and mania 
Formal diagnostics lisings
Psychological theories of depression
Psychological theories of bipolar disorders 
Psychological theories of mood disorders
Etc.

PART THREE SOCIAL PROBLEMS 
Chapter Ten Personality disorders
Specific personality disorders
Antisocial personality disorders (sociopathy)
Theory and research on the etiology of Etiology of sociopathy
Therapies for personality disorders
Etc.

Chapter Eleven Psychoactive substance use disorders
Alcoholism 
Sedatives and stimulants
Nicotine and cigarettes smoking 
Marijuana 
LSD and other psychedelics 

Chapter Thirteen Sexual Dysfunctions
Sexual disorders and the human sexual repose 
The sexual dysfunction descriptions and causes
Theories of sexual dysfunctions 
Behavioral and cognitive therapies for sexual dysfunctions 

PART FOUR
THE SCHIZOPHRENIAS
Chapter Fourteen  Schizophrenia
History of the Concept
Clinical symptoms of schizophrenia 
Research on the etiology of schizophrenia 
Therapies for schizophrenia 

PART FIVE LIVE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS 
Chapter Fifteen 
Emotional and and behavioral disorders of childhood and adolescence 
Classification 
Disorders of under-controlled behavior 
Disorders of overcontrlled behavior 
Eating disorders 

Chapter Sixteen Learning disabilities, mental retardation, and Autistic disorders 
Learning disabilities
Mental retardation 
Autistic disorders 

Chapter Seventeen Aging and Psychological disorders
Concepts and methods in the study of older adults 
Brain disorders of old age
Psychological disorder of old age
Etc.

PART SIX INTERVENTION
Chapter Eighteen 
The placebo effect 
Psychoanalytic therapy
Humanistic and existential therapy 
Etc.

Chapter Nineteen Cognitive and behavior therapies
Counterconditioning 
Operant conditioning
Modeling 
Etc.

Chapter Twenty  
Group therapy 
Couples and family therapy 
Community psychology 
Etc.

Chapter Twenty one Legal and Ethical Issues 
Criminal commitment 
Civil commitment 
Ethical dilemmas in therapy and research
Etc.















; Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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