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• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright
• About the authors
• Chapter 1 Introduction to abnormal psychology
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• Introduction
• 1.1 The basic features of psychological disorder
• What is psychological disorder?
• 1.1 Concept check
• 1.2 Stigma associated with psychological disorders and its historical context
• Stigma and mental health
• The historical context
• 1.2 Concept check
• 1.3 Early psychological approaches to psychopathology
• 1.3 Concept check
• 1.4 The genetic paradigm
• Behaviour genetics
• Molecular genetics
• Gene–environment interactions
• Evaluating the genetic paradigm
• 1.4 Concept check
• 1.5 The neuroscience paradigm
• Neurons and neurotransmitters
• Structure and function of the human brain
• The neuroendocrine system
• The immune system
• Neuroscience approaches to treatment
• Evaluating the neuroscience paradigm
• 1.5 Concept check
• 1.6 The cognitive–behavioural paradigm
• Influences from behaviour therapy
• Cognition
• Cognitive–behavioural therapy
• Beck’s cognitive therapy
• The Third Wave of cognitive therapies
• Evaluating the cognitive–behavioural paradigm
• 1.6 Concept check
• 1.7 Factors that cut across the paradigms
• Emotion and psychopathology
• Sociocultural factors and psychopathology
• Interpersonal factors and psychopathology
• Attachment and the concept of the self in psychopathology
• 1.7 Concept check
• 1.8 Integration across multiple levels of analysis: the diathesis–stress integrative paradigm
• 1.8 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 2 Diagnosis and assessment
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• Introduction
• 2.1 Cornerstones of diagnosis and assessment
• Reliability
• Validity
• 2.1 Concept check
• 2.2 The diagnostic system of the American Psychiatric Association: DSM-5
• Changes in DSM-5
• Ethnic and cultural considerations in diagnosis
• Specific criticisms of the DSM
• 2.2 Concept check
• 2.3 Psychological assessment
• Clinical interviews
• Assessment of stress
• Personality tests
• Intelligence tests
• Behavioural and cognitive assessment
• 2.3 Concept check
• 2.4 Neurobiological assessment
• Brain imaging: ‘seeing’ the brain
• Neurotransmitter assessment
• Neuropsychological assessment
• Psychophysiological assessment
• A cautionary note about neurobiological assessment
• 2.4 Concept check
• 2.5 Cultural and ethnic diversity and assessment
• Cultural bias in assessment
• Strategies for avoiding cultural bias in assessment
• 2.5 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 3 Mood disorders
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• Introduction
• 3.1 Clinical descriptions and epidemiology of mood disorders
• Depressive disorders
• Epidemiology and consequences of depressive disorders
• Bipolar disorders
• Epidemiology and consequences of bipolar disorders
• Subtypes of depressive disorders and bipolar disorders
• 3.1 Concept check
• 3.2 Aetiology of mood disorders
• Genetic factors
• Neurotransmitters
• Social factors in depression: childhood adversity, life events and interpersonal difficulties
• Psychological factors in depression
• Social and psychological factors in bipolar disorder
• 3.2 Concept check
• 3.3 Treatment of mood disorders
• Psychological treatment of depression
• Psychological treatment of bipolar disorder
• Biological treatment of mood disorders
• Comparing treatments for major depressive disorder
• A final note on treatment
• 3.3 Concept check
• 3.4 Suicide
• Epidemiology of suicide and suicide attempts
• Risk factors for suicide
• Preventing suicide
• 3.4 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 4 Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related disorders
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• Introduction
• 4.1 Clinical descriptions of the anxiety disorders
• Specific phobias
• Social anxiety disorder
• Panic disorder
• Agoraphobia
• Generalised anxiety disorder
• 4.1 Concept check
• 4.2 Comorbidity, gender and culture in anxiety disorders
• Comorbidity in anxiety disorders
• Gender and cultural factors in anxiety disorders
• 4.2 Concept check
• 4.3 Aetiology of anxiety disorders
• Common risk factors across the anxiety disorders
• Aetiology of specific phobias
• Aetiology of social anxiety disorder
• Aetiology of panic disorder
• Aetiology of agoraphobia
• Aetiology of generalised anxiety disorder
• 4.3 Concept check
• 4.4 Treatments of the anxiety disorders
• Commonalities across psychological treatments
• 4.4 Concept check
• 4.5 Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
• Clinical descriptions of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
• 4.5 Concept check
• 4.6 Aetiology of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
• Aetiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Aetiology of body dysmorphic disorder
• Aetiology of hoarding disorder
• 4.6 Concept check
• 4.7 Treatment of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
• Medications
• Psychological treatment
• 4.7 Concept check
• 4.8 Post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder
• Clinical description and epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder
• Aetiology of post-traumatic stress disorder
• 4.8 Concept check
• 4.9 Treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder
• Medication treatment of PTSD
• Psychological treatment of PTSD
• 4.9 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 5 Dissociative disorders, and somatic symptom and related disorders
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• Introduction
• 5.1 Dissociative disorders
• Depersonalisation/derealisation disorder
• Dissociative amnesia
• Dissociative identity disorder
• Other specified dissociative disorder
• 5.1 Concept check
• 5.2 Somatic symptom and related disorders
• Neurobiological and cognitive factors that increase awareness of and distress over somatic symptoms
• Treatment of somatic symptom and related disorders
• Somatic symptom disorder
• Illness anxiety disorder
• Conversion disorder
• Factitious disorder
• 5.2 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 6 Schizophrenia
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• Introduction
• 6.1 Clinical descriptions of schizophrenia
• Positive symptoms
• Negative symptoms
• Disorganised symptoms
• Cognition
• Anxiety and depression
• Schizophrenia and the DSM-5
• 6.1 Concept check
• 6.2 Aetiology of schizophrenia
• Genetic factors
• 6.2 Concept check
• 6.3 The role of neurotransmitters
• Dopamine theory
• Brain structure and function
• Connectivity in the brain
• 6.3 Concept check
• 6.4 Environmental factors influencing the developing brain
• Psychological factors
• Developmental factors
• 6.4 Concept check
• 6.5 Treatment of schizophrenia
• Medications
• Psychological treatments
• 6.5 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 7 Substance use disorders
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• Introduction
• 7.1 Clinical descriptions, prevalence and effects of substance use disorders
• Alcohol use disorder
• Tobacco use disorder
• Cannabis
• Opiates
• Stimulants
• Other illicit drugs
• 7.1 Concept check
• 7.2 Aetiology of substance use disorders
• Genetic factors
• Neurobiological factors
• Psychological factors
• Sociocultural factors
• 7.2 Concept check
• 7.3 Treatment of substance use disorders
• Treatment of alcohol use disorder
• Treatments for smoking
• Treatment of drug use disorders
• 7.3 Concept check
• 7.4 Prevention of substance use disorders
• 7.4 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 8 Eating disorders
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• Introduction
• 8.1 Clinical descriptions of eating disorders
• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Binge-eating disorder
• 8.1 Concept check
• 8.2 Aetiology of eating disorders
• Genetic factors
• Neurobiological factors
• Cognitive–behavioural factors
• Sociocultural factors
• Other factors contributing to the aetiology of eating disorders
• 8.2 Concept check
• 8.3 Treatment of eating disorders
• Psychological treatment of anorexia nervosa
• Psychological treatment of bulimia nervosa
• Psychological treatment of binge-eating disorder
• Medications
• Preventive interventions for eating disorders
• 8.3 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 9 Sexual disorders
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• Introduction
• 9.1 Sexual norms and behaviour
• Gender and sexuality
• The sexual response cycle
• 9.1 Concept check
• 9.2 Sexual dysfunctions
• Clinical descriptions of sexual dysfunctions
• Aetiology of sexual dysfunctions
• Treatments of sexual dysfunctions
• 9.2 Concept check
• 9.3 The paraphilic disorders
• Fetishistic disorder
• Paedophilic disorder and incest
• Voyeuristic disorder
• Exhibitionistic disorder
• Frotteuristic disorder
• Sexual sadism and masochism disorders
• Aetiology of the paraphilic disorders
• Treatments for the paraphilic disorders
• 9.3 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 10 Disorders of childhood
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• Introduction
• 10.1 Classification and diagnosis of childhood disorders
• 10.1 Concept check
• 10.2 Externalising disorders
• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Conduct disorder
• 10.2 Concept check
• 10.3 Depression and anxiety in children and adolescents
• Depression
• Anxiety
• 10.3 Concept check
• 10.4 Specific learning disorder
• Clinical descriptions
• Aetiology of specific learning disorder
• Treatment of specific learning disorder
• 10.4 Concept check
• 10.5 Intellectual disability
• Diagnosis and assessment of intellectual disability
• Aetiology of intellectual disability
• Treatment of intellectual disability
• 10.5 Concept check
• 10.6 Autism spectrum disorder
• Clinical descriptions, prevalence and prognosis of autism spectrum disorder
• Comorbidity and ASD
• Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder
• Prognosis for autism spectrum disorder
• Aetiology of autism spectrum disorder
• Treatment of autism spectrum disorder
• 10.6 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 11 Late life and neurocognitive disorders
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• Introduction
• 11.1 Ageing: issues and methods
• Myths about late life
• The problems experienced in late life
• Research methods in the study of ageing
• 11.1 Concept check
• 11.2 Psychological disorders in late life
• Estimating the prevalence of psychological disorders in late life
• Methodological issues in estimating the prevalence of psychopathology
• 11.2 Concept check
• 11.3 Neurocognitive disorders in late life
• Dementia
• Delirium
• 11.3 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 12 Personality and personality disorders
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• Introduction
• 12.1 The DSM-5 approach to classification
• Assessment of DSM-5 personality disorders
• Problems with the DSM-5 approach to personality disorders
• Alternative DSM-5 model for personality disorders
• 12.1 Concept check
• 12.2 Common risk factors across the personality disorders
• 12.2 Concept check
• 12.3 Clinical description and aetiology of the odd/eccentric cluster
• Paranoid personality disorder
• Schizoid personality disorder
• Schizotypal personality disorder
• 12.3 Concept check
• 12.4 Clinical description and aetiology of the dramatic/erratic cluster
• Antisocial personality disorder: clinical description
• Psychopathy: clinical description
• Borderline personality disorder
• Histrionic personality disorder
• Narcissistic personality disorder
• 12.4 Concept check
• 12.5 Clinical description and aetiology of the anxious/fearful cluster
• Avoidant personality disorder
• Dependent personality disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
• 12.5 Concept check
• 12.6 Treatment of personality disorders
• General approaches to the treatment of personality disorders
• Treatment of schizotypal personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder
• Treatment of borderline personality disorder
• 12.6 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 13 Legal and ethical issues
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• Introduction
• 13.1 Mental health and the criminal justice system
• The insanity defence
• Landmark cases and laws
• The Mental Health Court
• Magistrates Courts
• Highly publicised trials and public perception
• 13.1 Concept check
• 13.2 Fitness to stand trial
• Victims of unlawful acts
• 13.2 Concept check
• 13.3 Civil commitment
• Preventive detention and problems in the prediction of dangerousness
• Deinstitutionalisation, civil liberties and mental health
• 13.3 Concept check
• 13.4 Ethical dilemmas in therapy and research
• Ethical restraints on research
• Informed consent
• Confidentiality and ethical limits
• 13.4 Concept check
• Summary
• Key terms
• Websites
• References
• Acknowledgements
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