W. W. Norton College Books : Psychology : Abnormal Psychology

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

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Abnormal Psychology

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