Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology

Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychologyhelps students understand what it is really like to live with, study, and treat psychological disorders. Combining the latest research with the actual experiences of clients, their families, and practicing therapists, Ron Comer opens the doors of this inherently fascinating field in an eye-opening, science-based, and yet human way. Comer not only encourages students to think critically about the science and study of mental disordershe also reveals the humanity behind them. The new edition ofFundamentals of Abnormal Psychologyincorporates new directions in theory, diagnosis, and therapy, with much new material on cultural aspects of psychological dysfunction, on "new wave" cognitive and cognitive-behavioral approaches, and on the latest relevant findings from the field of neuroscience. It is also accompanied by the latest in media-powered teaching and learning support, including the new Abnormal Psychology Video Tool Kit.

Abnormal Psychology in Science and Clinical Practice
1. Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
2. Models of Abnormality
3. Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Problems of Stress and Anxiety
4. Anxiety Disorders
5. Stress Disorders
6. Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

Problems of Mood
7. Mood Disorders
8. Suicide

Problems of Mind and Body
9. Eating Disorders
10. Substance-Related Disorders
11. Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Disorder

Problems of Psychosis
12. Schizophrenia

Life-Span Disorders
13. Personality Disorders
14. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
15. Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Conclusion
16. Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession