Highlights
A New Integrative Framework
New findings in neuroscience have sparked a revolution in the way researchers think about the interaction between biological and psychological processes, and new treatment methods have modified our views of the causes of many mental disorders. To illustrate how these research developments shed light on major psychological disorders like depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety, the new edition uses a levels-of-analysis framework, exploring all aspects of our existence—from biological influences (cellular activity, gene expression, hormonal activity, and brain chemistry), to psychological influences (learning and social experience, cognitive processes and their impairments). Throughout, the authors highlight the interplay between mind and body, between experience and brain function.
Builds on the Scientific Foundations of Clinical Psychology
The new edition incorporates nearly 1,800 new references while maintaining a commitment to the foundational theories and findings of the field. The new Science and Practice theme highlights the most current biological and psychological research in the context of the challenges that researchers and therapists face as they work toward treating patients with psychological disorders.
Focuses on the Social Factors of Clinical Psychology
Abnormal Psychology, Fourth Edition asserts that each person suffering from a mental disorder is unique and that there are not always clear answers to the many challenges faced by mental-health workers and the people they serve. The Fourth Edition incorporates a new Treatment-of-Choice theme and discusses in detail many of the ethical and social considerations that surround the treatment of people with mental illness. It addresses the plight of the families of the mentally ill and examines the realities of limited access to treament in the mental-health care system. A new series of extended case studies provides the context for students to exlore the full range of issues that patients, families, and clinicians confront in diagnosing and treating psychological disorders.
Integrates a Life-Span Development Approach
Abnoraml Psychology, Fourth Edition, leads the field in acknowledging the importance of developmental factors on psychopathology. The new edition embraces the notion that mental health and mental disorders change over the life span, such that different stages in life are associated with vulnerabilities to different disorders. The authors discuss how our brains change due to life experiences, learning, expectations, brain injuries, and neurochemical imbalances.
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