Psychopathology and Life

A Dimensional Approach

Chris Kearney (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

640 Seiten

2023 | 4th edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-357-79784-6 (ISBN)

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Gain a contemporary, science-based view of psychopathology that emphasizes the individual first with Kearney’s ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY AND LIFE: A DIMENSIONAL APPROACH, 4E. This updated edition features interesting clinical cases and real first-person narratives that help you view abnormal behavior along a continuum. You learn how to place the behavior of an individual at the forefront of clinical definition, assessment and treatment. This edition also gives you an understanding of the features and epidemiologies, risk factors and prevention, assessment and treatment, and long-term prognosis and associated stigma of mental disorders. Special sections specifically designed for college students highlight ideas for anyone experiencing symptoms of mental disorders. Other consumer-based material emphasizes how this content assists you in becoming an intelligent consumer of mental health information. MindTap digital resources are also available to reinforce your understanding.

Christopher A. Kearney is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Dr. Kearney's research interests include school attendance problems, selective mutism, post-traumatic stress disorder in maltreated youth, perfectionism and other anxiety-related conditions in children and adolescents as well as issues of quality of life in persons with severe handicaps. The author of several books and numerous book chapters and journal articles on these topics, Dr. Kearney also conducts workshops for school districts and mental health and other agencies regarding school attendance problems and selective mutism. A fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 12; Clinical Psychology), he is a recipient of the William Morris Award for Scholarship, the Barrick Scholar Award, the Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award, the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award, the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award,and the Academic Advisor Award-Graduate from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Kearney received his B.A. in psychology and sociology from the State University of New York at Binghamton and his M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. He completed his internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center before moving to Las Vegas.

1. Abnormal Psychology and Life.
2. Perspectives on Abnormal Psychology.
3. Risk and Prevention of Mental Disorders.
4. Diagnosis, Assessment, and Study of Mental Disorders.
5. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-Related Disorders.
6. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
7. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders and Suicide.
8. Eating Disorders.
9. Substance-Related Disorders.
10. Personality Disorders.
11. Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria.
12. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders.
13. Developmental and Disruptive Behavior Disorders.
14. Neurocognitive Disorders.
15. Consumer Guide to Abnormal Psychology.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.04.2023
Verlagsort	Belmont, CA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	219 x 277 mm
Gewicht	1202 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
ISBN-10	0-357-79784-1 / 0357797841
ISBN-13	978-0-357-79784-6 / 9780357797846
Zustand	Neuware