Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World
Jeffrey S. Nevid, Beverly Greene
Language: English
Pages: 648
ISBN: 0131916785
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
This introduction to abnormal psychology is designed to make the material more accessible and inviting to a new generation in a changing world. Noteworthy for its clear and engaging writing style that is accessible to readers, superior pedagogy, many engaging case examples and user-oriented applications, and integration of sociocultural material throughout. The authors adopt an interactionist approach in viewing abnormal behavior in terms of a complex interplay of factors representing psychological, biological, and sociocultural domains. Features personal accounts spanning a wide range of disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, eating disorders, autism, panic disorder, and other mental health problems. The free CD-ROM offers fifteen new segments from the “Speaking Out” series, including interviews with persons who have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, anorexia, bulimia, PTSD, alcoholism, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, social phobia, hypochondriasis, and personality disorders. Highlights controversial issues in the field (e.g., Recovered Memory Controversy, EMDR: A Fad or a Find), and applications (e.g., How To Cope with a Panic Attack; Suicide Prevention; Rape Prevention; and Anger Management). A comprehensive reference for professionals in the psychology and/or medical fields.
or the principle of parsimony. In its most widely used form today, the principle holds that the simpler the explanation, the better. In other words, if researchers can explain the effects of EMDR on the basis of exposure, there is no need to posit more complex explanations involving effects of eye movements per se in desensitizing clients to traumatic images. In thinking critically about the issue, answer the following questions: t Why is it important to determine why a treatment works and not
influences, and interactions. Perspectives on psychological disorders provide a framework not only for explanation but also for treatment (see Chapter 2). The perspectives scientists use also lead to the predictions, or hypotheses, that guide their research or inquiries into the causes and treatments of abnormal behavior. The medical model, for example, fosters inquiry into genetic and biochemical treatment methods. In the next section, we consider the ways in which psychologists and other mental
experiments. The Correlational Method One of the primary methods used to study abnormal behavior is the correlational method, which involves the use of statistical methods to examine relationships between two or more factors that can vary, called variables. For example, in Chapter 7 we will see that there is a statistical relationship, or correlation, between the variables of negative thinking and depressive symptoms. The statistical measure used to express the association or correlation between
fixation 49 archetypes 49 ego psychology 50 object-relations theory 50 psychosis 51 behaviorism 53 conditioned response 53 unconditioned stimulus 53 unconditioned response 54 conditioned stimulus 54 classical conditioning 54 operant conditioning 55 reinforcement 55 positive reinforcers 55 negative reinforcers 55 punishment 55 social-cognitive theory 56 modeling 56 expectancies 56 self-actualization 57 unconditional positive regard 57 conditional positive regard 57 social causation model 62
distinctiveness of individual psychopathology profiles are unlikely to be captured by any single diagnostic category. I prefer the more individualized description of persons provided by dimensional models of classification, for example, the five-factor model for the classification of personality disorders. These five broad domains have been identified as extraversion, agreeableness versus antagonism, conscientiousness, neuroticism or emotional instability, and openness or unconventionality. Each