Abnormal Psychology

Cover
Title page
Copyright
Contents
About the authors
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to abnormal psychology
	Introduction
	1.1 The basic features of psychological disorder
	1.2 Stigma associated with psychological disorders and its historical context
	1.3 Early psychological approaches to psychopathology
	1.4 The genetic paradigm
	1.5 The neuroscience paradigm
	1.6 The cognitive–behavioural paradigm
	1.7 Factors that cut across the paradigms
	1.8 Integration across multiple levels of analysis: the diathesis–stress integrative paradigm
CHAPTER 2 Diagnosis and assessment
	Introduction
	2.1 Cornerstones of diagnosis and assessment
	2.2 The diagnostic system of the American Psychiatric Association: DSM‐5
	2.3 Psychological assessment
	2.4 Neurobiological assessment
	2.5 Cultural and ethnic diversity and assessment
CHAPTER 3 Mood disorders
	Introduction
	3.1 Clinical descriptions and epidemiology of mood disorders
	3.2 Aetiology of mood disorders
	3.3 Treatment of mood disorders
	3.4 Suicide
CHAPTER 4 Anxiety, obsessive‐compulsive andtrauma‐related disorders
	Introduction
	4.1 Clinical descriptions of the anxiety disorders
	4.2 Comorbidity, gender and culture in anxiety disorders
	4.3 Aetiology of anxiety disorders
	4.4 Treatments of the anxiety disorders
	4.5 Obsessive‐compulsive and related disorders
	4.6 Aetiology of the obsessive‐compulsive and related disorders
	4.7 Treatment of the obsessive‐compulsive and related disorders
	4.8 Post‐traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder
	4.9 Treatment of post‐traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder
CHAPTER 5 Dissociative disorders, and somatic symptom and related disorders
	Introduction
	5.1 Dissociative disorders
	5.2 Somatic symptom and related disorders
CHAPTER 6 Schizophrenia
	Introduction
	6.1 Clinical descriptions of schizophrenia
	6.2 Aetiology of schizophrenia
	6.3 The role of neurotransmitters
	6.4 Environmental factors influencing the developing brain
	6.5 Treatment of schizophrenia
CHAPTER 7 Substance use disorders
	Introduction
	7.1 Clinical descriptions, prevalence and effects of substance use disorders
	7.2 Aetiology of substance use disorders
	7.3 Treatment of substance use disorders
	7.4 Prevention of substance use disorders
CHAPTER 8 Eating disorders
	Introduction
	8.1 Clinical descriptions of eating disorders
	8.2 Aetiology of eating disorders
	8.3 Treatment of eating disorders
CHAPTER 9 Sexual disorders
	Introduction
	9.1 Sexual norms and behaviour
	9.2 Sexual dysfunctions
	9.3 The paraphilic disorders
CHAPTE 10 Disorders of childhood
	Introduction
	10.1 Classification and diagnosis of childhood disorders
	10.2 Externalising disorders
	10.3 Depression and anxiety in children and adolescents
	10.4 Specific learning disorder
	10.5 Intellectual disability
	10.6 Autism spectrum disorder
CHAPTER 11 Late life and neurocognitive disorders
	Introduction
	11.1 Ageing: issues and methods
	11.2 Psychological disorders in late life
	11.3 Neurocognitive disorders in late life
CHAPTER 12 Personality and personality disorders
	Introduction
	12.1 The DSM‐5 approach to classification
	12.2 Common risk factors across the personality disorders
	12.3 Clinical description and aetiology of the odd/eccentric cluster
	12.4 Clinical description and aetiology of the dramatic/erratic cluster
	12.5 Clinical description and aetiology of the anxious/fearful cluster
	12.6 Treatment of personality disorders
CHAPTER 13 Legal and ethical issues
	Introduction
	13.1 Mental health and the criminal justice system
	13.2 Fitness to stand trial
	13.3 Civil commitment
	13.4 Ethical dilemmas in therapy and research
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