When first published in 1984, "Abnormal Psychology" won widespread support and hundreds of adoptions for its innovative approach, which highlighted the psychological theories and treatments that best fit each disorder. In the new fourth edition, Martin E.P. Seligman (University of Pennsylvania) and new coauthor Elanie F. Walker once again establish "Abnormal Psychology" as a visionary text with its new integrative approach to exploring human behavior at various levels of our existence. In addiction to well over 1,500 ne references, the fourth edition highlights important new trends in the field, from the explosion in biological and neuroscientific research to new life-span developmental theories to a range of issues surrounding the treatment of mental disorders.

psychopatologia Seligmana w oryginale, w języku angielskim

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Contents

* Chapter 1 - Abnormality: Past and Present
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o Themes and Challenges
o Early Approaches to Abnormality
o Treatment of the Insane
o Defining Abnormality Today
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 2 - Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research Methods
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o Assessment
o Diagnosis
o Research Methods
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 3 - Psychological Approache
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o The Psychodynamic Approach
o The Existential and Humanistic Approaches
o The Behavioral Approach
o The Cognitive Approach
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 4 - The Biological Approach and Neuroscience
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o The Biological Approach
o Genes and Abnormal Behavior
o Neurons and Biochemical Etiology
o Brain Structures and Abnormal Behavior
o Neurodevelopment and Abnormal Behavior
o Environmental Input and Abnormal Behavior
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 5 - Anxiety Disorders
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o Fear and Anxiety
o Phobia
o Lost-Traumatic Stress Disorder
o Panic Disorder
o Generalized Anxiety Disorder
o Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
o Everyday Anxiety
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 6 - Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
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o Somatoform Disorders
o Dissociative Disorders
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 7 - Mood Disorders
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o Classifying the Mood Disorders
o Depression and Depressive Disorders
o Theories of Depressive Disorders
o Treatment of Depressive Disorders
o Bipolar Disorder
o Suicide
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 8 - Early-Onset Disorders
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o Identifying Childhood Disorders
o Emotional Disorders
o Developmental Disorders
o Eating and Habit Disorders
o Disruptive Behavior Disorders
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 9 - Personality Disorders
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o Diagnosing Personality Disorders
o Odd-Eccentric Disorders
o Dramatic-Erratic Disorders
o Anxious-Fearful Disorders
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 10 - The Schizophrenias
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o What Is Schizophrenia?
o Deficits in Functioning
o Sources of Vulnerability
o Treatment of Schizophrenia
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 11 - Late-Onset Disorders
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o Vulnerability to Disorders of Aging
o Dementia
o Delirium
o Late-Life Depression
o Anxiety in the Elderly
o Substance Abuse in the Elderly
o Delusional Disorder
o Late-Onset Schizophrenia
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 12 - Psychological Factors and Physical Disorders
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o Interaction of Mind and Body
o Coronary Heart Disease
o Peptic Ulcers
o Immune System Disorders
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 13 - Sexual Disorders
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o Five Layers of Erotic Life
o Gender Identity: Layer I
o Sexual Orientation: Layer II
o Sexual Preference: Layer III
o Sexual Role: Layer IV
o Sexual Performance: Layer V
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 14 - Substance-Use Disorders
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o Drug Use and Abuse
o Alcohol
o Stimulants
o The Opiates
o Hallucinogens
o Marijuana
o Tobacco
o Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines
o Reducing Drug Abuse
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 15 - Social and Legal Perspectives
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o The Impact of Mental Illness
o Involuntary Commitment
o Criminal Commitment
o New Challenges to the Legal System
o The Abuse Mental Health Care
o Putting It All Together
o Summary
* Chapter 16 - Future Directions
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o Levels of Analysis: The Biopsychology of Murder
o Science and Practice: Effectiveness and Economics of Psychotherapy
o Development: The Prevention Frontier
o Treatment of Choice: Positive Psychology
o Putting It All Together
o Summary