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- About this Book
- Cover Page
- Inside Front Cover
- Accessibility
- New! Achieve for Psychology
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
- What Is Psychological Abnormality?
- Deviance
- Distress
- Dysfunction
- Danger
- The Elusive Nature of Abnormality
- What Is Treatment?
- How Was Abnormality Viewed and Treated in the Past?
- Ancient Views and Treatments
- Greek and Roman Views and Treatments
- Europe in the Middle Ages: Demonology Returns
- The Renaissance and the Rise of Asylums
- The Nineteenth Century: Reform and Moral Treatment
- The Early Twentieth Century: The Somatogenic and Psychogenic Perspectives
- Recent Decades and Current Trends
- How Are People with Severe Disturbances Cared For?
- How Are People with Less Severe Disturbances Treated?
- A Growing Emphasis on Preventing Disorders and Promoting Mental Health
- Multicultural Psychology
- The Increasing Influence of Insurance Coverage
- What Are Today’s Leading Theories and Professions?
- Technology and Mental Health
- What Do Clinical Researchers Do?
- The Case Study
- The Correlational Method
- The Experimental Method
- Alternative Research Designs
- What Are the Limits of Clinical Investigations?
- Protecting Human Participants
- Moving Forward
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 2 Models of Abnormality
- The Biological Model
- How Do Biological Theorists Explain Abnormal Behavior?
- Biological Treatments
- Assessing the Biological Model
- The Psychodynamic Model
- How Did Freud Explain Normal and Abnormal Functioning?
- How Do Other Psychodynamic Explanations Differ from Freud’s?
- Psychodynamic Therapies
- Assessing the Psychodynamic Model
- The Cognitive-Behavioral Model
- The Behavioral Dimension
- The Cognitive Dimension
- The Cognitive-Behavioral Interplay
- New Wave Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies
- Assessing the Cognitive-Behavioral Model
- The Humanistic-Existential Model
- Rogers’ Humanistic Theory and Therapy
- Gestalt Theory and Therapy
- Spiritual Views and Interventions
- Existential Theories and Therapy
- Assessing the Humanistic-Existential Model
- The Sociocultural Model: Family-Social and Multicultural Perspectives
- How Do Family-Social Theorists Explain Abnormal Functioning?
- Family-Social Treatments
- How Do Multicultural Theorists Explain Abnormal Functioning?
- Multicultural Treatments
- Assessing the Sociocultural Model
- Integrating the Models: The Developmental Psychopathology Perspective
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 3 Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Clinical Assessment: How and Why Does the Client Behave Abnormally?
- Characteristics of Assessment Tools
- Clinical Interviews
- Clinical Tests
- Clinical Observations
- Diagnosis: Does the Client’s Syndrome Match a Known Disorder?
- Classification Systems
- DSM-5 and DSM-5-TR
- Is DSM-5-TR an Effective Classification System?
- Can Diagnosis and Labeling Cause Harm?
- Treatment: How Might the Client Be Helped?
- Treatment Decisions
- The Effectiveness of Treatment
- What Lies Ahead?
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 4 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- The Sociocultural Perspective: Societal and Multicultural Factors
- The Psychodynamic Perspective
- The Humanistic Perspective
- The Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective
- The Biological Perspective
- Phobias
- Specific Phobias
- Agoraphobia
- What Causes Phobias?
- How Are Phobias Treated?
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- What Causes Social Anxiety Disorder?
- Treatments for Social Anxiety Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- The Biological Perspective
- The Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- What Are the Features of Obsessions and Compulsions?
- The Psychodynamic Perspective
- The Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective
- The Biological Perspective
- Obsessive-Compulsive-Related Disorders
- Integrating the Models: The Developmental Psychopathology Perspective
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 5 Disorders of Trauma and Stress
- Stress and Arousal: The Fight-or-Flight Response
- Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
- What Triggers Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders?
- Why Do People Develop Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders?
- How Do Clinicians Treat Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders?
- Dissociative Disorders
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
- How Do Theorists Explain Dissociative Amnesia and Dissociative Identity Disorder?
- How Are Dissociative Amnesia and Dissociative Identity Disorder Treated?
- Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder
- Getting a Handle on Trauma and Stress
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 6 Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
- Unipolar Depression: The Depressive Disorders
- How Common Is Unipolar Depression?
- What Are the Symptoms of Depression?
- Diagnosing Unipolar Depression
- Stress and Unipolar Depression
- The Biological Model of Unipolar Depression
- The Psychological Models of Unipolar Depression
- The Sociocultural Model of Unipolar Depression
- Integrating the Models: The Developmental Psychopathology Perspective
- Bipolar Disorders
- What Are the Symptoms of Mania?
- Diagnosing Bipolar Disorders
- What Causes Bipolar Disorders?
- What Are the Treatments for Bipolar Disorders?
- Making Sense of All That Is Known
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 7 Suicide
- What Is Suicide?
- How Is Suicide Studied?
- Patterns and Statistics
- What Triggers a Suicide?
- Stressful Events and Situations
- Mood and Thought Changes
- Alcohol and Other Drug Use
- Mental Disorders
- Modeling: The Contagion of Suicide
- Combination of Factors
- What Are the Underlying Causes of Suicide?
- The Psychodynamic View
- Durkheim’s Sociocultural View
- The Interpersonal View
- The Biological View
- Is Suicide Linked to Age?
- Children
- Adolescents
- Older Adults
- Treatment and Suicide
- What Treatments Are Used After Suicide Attempts?
- What Is Suicide Prevention?
- Do Suicide Prevention Programs Work?
- Psychological and Biological Insights Lag Behind
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 8 Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms
- Factitious Disorder
- Conversion Disorder and Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Conversion Disorder
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- What Causes Conversion and Somatic Symptom Disorders?
- How Are Conversion and Somatic Symptom Disorders Treated?
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Psychophysiological Disorders: Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions
- Traditional Psychophysiological Disorders
- New Psychophysiological Disorders
- Psychological Treatments for Physical Disorders
- Relaxation Training
- Biofeedback
- Meditation
- Hypnosis
- Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
- Support Groups and Emotion Expression
- Combination Approaches
- Expanding the Boundaries of Abnormal Psychology
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 9 Eating Disorders
- Anorexia Nervosa
- The Clinical Picture
- Medical Problems
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binges
- Compensatory Behaviors
- Bulimia Nervosa Versus Anorexia Nervosa
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- What Causes Eating Disorders?
- Psychodynamic Factors: Ego Deficiencies
- Cognitive-Behavioral Factors
- Depression
- Biological Factors
- Societal Pressures
- Family Environment
- Multicultural Factors: Racial and Ethnic Differences
- Multicultural Factors: Gender Differences
- How Are Eating Disorders Treated?
- Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa
- Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa
- Treatments for Binge-Eating Disorder
- Prevention of Eating Disorders: Wave of the Future
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 10 Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
- Depressants
- Alcohol
- Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
- Opioids
- Stimulants
- Cocaine
- Amphetamines
- Stimulant Use Disorder
- Hallucinogens, Cannabis, and Combinations of Substances
- Hallucinogens
- Cannabis
- Combinations of Substances
- What Causes Substance Use Disorders?
- Sociocultural Views
- Psychodynamic Views
- Cognitive-Behavioral Views
- Biological Views
- The Developmental Psychopathology View
- How Are Substance Use Disorders Treated?
- Psychodynamic Therapies
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies
- Biological Treatments
- Sociocultural Therapies
- Other Addictive Disorders
- Gambling Disorder
- Internet Use Disorder and Internet Gaming Disorder
- New Wrinkles to a Familiar Story
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 11 Sexual Disorders and Gender Variations
- Sexual Dysfunctions
- Disorders of Desire
- Disorders of Excitement
- Disorders of Orgasm
- Disorders of Sexual Pain
- Treatments for Sexual Dysfunctions
- What Are the General Features of Sex Therapy?
- What Techniques Are Used to Treat Particular Dysfunctions?
- What Are the Current Trends in Sex Therapy?
- Paraphilic Disorders
- Fetishistic Disorder
- Transvestic Disorder
- Exhibitionistic Disorder
- Voyeuristic Disorder
- Frotteuristic Disorder
- Pedophilic Disorder
- Sexual Masochism Disorder
- Sexual Sadism Disorder
- Gender Variations
- Transgender Functioning
- Gender Dysphoria
- Personal Topics Draw Public Attention
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 12 Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
- The Clinical Picture of Schizophrenia
- What Are the Symptoms of Schizophrenia?
- What Is the Course of Schizophrenia?
- How Do Theorists Explain Schizophrenia?
- Biological Views
- Psychological Views
- Sociocultural Views
- Developmental Psychopathology View
- How Are Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Disorders Treated?
- Institutional Care in the Past
- Institutional Care Takes a Turn for the Better
- Antipsychotic Drugs
- Psychotherapy
- The Community Approach
- An Important Lesson
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 13 Personality Disorders
- “Odd” Personality Disorders
- Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- “Dramatic” Personality Disorders
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- “Anxious” Personality Disorders
- Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Multicultural Factors: Research Neglect
- Are There Better Ways to Classify Personality Disorders?
- The “Big Five” Theory of Personality and Personality Disorders
- “Personality Disorder — Trait Specified”: DSM-5’s Proposed Dimensional Approach
- Rediscovered, Then Reconsidered
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 14 Disorders Common Among Children and Adolescents
- Childhood and Adolescence
- Childhood Anxiety Disorders
- Separation Anxiety Disorder and Selective Mutism
- Treatments for Childhood Anxiety Disorders
- Depressive and Bipolar Disorders During Childhood
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
- What Are the Causes of Conduct Disorder?
- How Do Clinicians Treat Conduct Disorder?
- Elimination Disorders
- Enuresis
- Encopresis
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)
- Clinicians Discover Childhood and Adolescence
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 15 Disorders of Aging and Cognition
- Old Age and Stress
- Depression in Later Life
- Anxiety Disorders in Later Life
- Substance Misuse in Later Life
- Psychotic Disorders in Later Life
- Disorders of Cognition
- Delirium
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders
- Issues Affecting the Mental Health of Older Adults
- Clinicians Discover Elderly People
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Chapter 16 Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession
- Law and Mental Health
- How Do Clinicians Influence the Criminal Justice System?
- How Do the Legislative and Judicial Systems Influence Mental Health Care?
- In What Other Ways Do the Clinical and Legal Fields Interact?
- What Ethical Principles Guide Mental Health Professionals?
- Mental Health, Business, and Economics
- Bringing Mental Health Services to the Workplace
- The Economics of Mental Health
- Technology and Mental Health
- The Person Within the Profession
- Within a Larger System
- End of Chapter
- Key Terms
- Quick Quiz
- Glossary
- References
- Credits
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Extended Descriptions
- The front cover of the book, Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology, tenth edition, by Ronald J. Comer and Jonathan S. Comer
- An illustration lists major milestones in abnormal psychology from 1958 through 2022
- A screenshot shows an exam question on the left panel and related text from the e-book on the right
- A screenshot shows a table of contents with icons on the left side and text from a chapter on the right. The right side shows text and an illustration titled Infocentral Hallucinations with a silhouette of a man on the left and callouts
- A video still shows Monica McGoldrick conducting couples therapy
- A screen capture shows a graphic from clinical choices immersive learning activities. The screen capture shows a graphic, accompanied by a question with four alternatives
- Multipanel illustration
- An illustration lists major milestones in the field of abnormal psychology from 1958 through 2022
- Figure 5-3 Multifinality and PTSD
- Figure 4-4 The Biology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Changing times
- An early start
- Figure 1-1 The Impact of Deinstitutionalization
- An infographic about happiness shows a detailed analysis on who is very happy, and what do happy people do to stay happy
- Positive psychology in action
- Figure 1-2 The Digital Explosion
- Making a point
- Life is a longitudinal study
- A national disgrace
- A cartoon shows two mice holding each other’s hands
- Figure 2-1 A Neuron Communicating Information
- Figure 2-2 The Biology of Fear
- “Ask your doctor if…”
- Figure 2-3 Top Dreams
- A cartoon shows two women in overcoats walking along a sidewalk
- The ethics of conditioning animals
- A cartoon shows two birds perching on a branch, facing each other
- Meeting at your place … and mine
- An infographic is organized into 3 main sections, a bar chart, and 5 scattered factoids enclosed in circles
- Figure 2-4 Theoretical Orientations of Today’s Clinical Psychologists
- Figure 2-5 Equifinality in Action
- Figure 2-6 Multifinality in Action
- Reliable assessment?
- The art of assessment
- Figure 3-2 A Picture Similar to One Used in the Thematic Apperception Test
- Drawing test
- A cartoon shows a man lying in bed in a hospital room with a female nurse standing by the side of the bed
- Raising public awareness
- All the rage
- Variations in scanning
- Figure 3-3 How Many People in the United States Qualify for a DSM Diagnosis During Their Lives?
- A cartoon shows a panda lying in a hospital bed under a blue blanket. The medical personnel in white coats stand by the bed
- The power of labeling
- A full-page Infographic titled D S M: The bigger picture
- Fighting the stigma
- A cartoon shows a man dressed as Superman lying on a psychiatrist’s couch, with the bearded psychiatrist seated behind him take notes
- Figure 3-4 What Factors Contribute to Therapy Outcomes?
- The role of society
- A cartoon shows a young man lying on a couch and talking to a male psychotherapist
- Figure 4-1 How Long Do Your Worries Last?
- Throughout the sports world
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled fear
- Phobias, not
- The world of exposure
- Recovering lost revenues
- A cartoon shows two “cavemen” standing and facing each other. The one on the left has his arms folded across his chest; the one on the right shows him a primitive club, holding it out in both hands
- Figure 4-2 The Biology of Panic
- A cartoon shows two men dressed in suits walking side by side along a sidewalk in front of a building. Each man holds a briefcase
- Figure 4-3 Normal Routines
- Figure 4-4 The Biology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Figure 4-5 Development of Anxiety Disorders
- Figure 4-6 The Power of Protective Factors
- Different strokes for different folks
- Figure 5-1 The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
- Figure 5-2 The HPA Axis
- Lingering impact
- Awareness and prevention on campus
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled The Psychological Effects of Rape
- Candidates for dysfunction
- Helpers at risk
- Children too
- End of a journey?
- Figure 5-3 Multifinality and PTSD
- Figure 5-4 Equifinality and PTSD
- Lost and found
- Early recall
- Early beginnings
- The real Sybil
- Sensory memories
- Figure 5-5 State-Dependent Learning
- Hypnotic recall
- A cartoon shows a man and a woman holding each other’s hands while sitting on a couch in their living room
- Religious dissociations
- A cartoon shows a glum-looking man with glasses seated at a desk and writing in a notebook
- “Idk what peace feels like”
- Figure 6-1 The Biology of Depression
- Figure 6-2 Reuptake and Antidepressants
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled Exercise and Dietary Supplements
- The antidepressant revolution
- ECT today
- Figure 6-3 Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Stimulating the brain
- Early loss
- A cartoon shows two batteries sitting on opposite sides of a small round table
- Figure 6-4 Jumping to Safety
- Victimization and learned helplessness
- Is texting a relationship buster?
- “Sometimes Mommy cries”
- Powerful plot device
- Marvel heroes trying to cope
- A tragic end
- Figure 7-1 Suicide, Race, and Gender
- Famous prison suicide
- Was cyberbullying a factor?
- An American success story
- “I have things to live for”
- Altruistic suicide?
- Is aggression the key?
- Figure 7-2 Suicide and Age
- 13 Reasons Why
- Continuing trend
- The power of respect
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled The Right to Die by Suicide
- Working with suicide
- Life-saving performance
- A cartoon shows a slug “patient” inching up to a caterpillar “doctor” seated behind a desk
- Convalescent
- Figure 8-1 Glove Anesthesia
- Mind over matter
- Modern mass hysteria?
- Electra complex goes awry
- A cartoon shows two dwarf women standing in a living room as they talk
- Figure 8-2 What Do People Do to Relieve Stress?
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled SLEEP AND SLEEP DISORDERS
- Figure 8-3 More Education, More Discrimination
- Uncommon risk
- The power of support
- Type B sea turtle
- Figure 8-4 Biofeedback at Work
- Isolation stressbusters
- Artful presentations
- Laboratory starvation
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled Body Dissatisfaction
- Figure 9-1 Overlapping Patterns of Eating Disorders
- Multiple eating disorders
- A photo shows media images of women, with a computer mouse on top of the images
- Social media outreach
- New role model
- A cartoon shows two women in a modeling agency office
- Battling ad campaigns
- Figure 9-2 What Does Teenage Eating Look Like?
- “I changed my body for my sport”
- Not for women only
- Nutrition plus education
- The beginning of a movement
- Dangerous professions
- Figure 10-1 How Do Racial/Ethnic Groups Differ in Substance Use Disorders?
- Simulating alcohol’s effects
- Poor estimates
- Injecting heroin
- Figure 10-2 Where Do People Obtain Painkillers for Nonmedical Use?
- Deadly effects
- A massive problem
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled Smoking, Tobacco, and Nicotine
- Smoking crack
- Methamphetamine dependence: Spreading the word
- Feeling the effects
- Tasty high
- Figure 10-3 How Easy Is It for Teenagers to Acquire Substances?
- A new kind of bar
- Creative protesting
- Pressures of superstardom
- Figure 10-4 The Pleasure Pathway
- Victims of a reward deficiency syndrome?
- Figure 10-5 Development of Substance Use Disorders
- In case of an emergency
- Increase in gambling venues
- Figure 11-1 The Normal Sexual Response Cycle
- A cartoon shows two dogs sitting and facing each other
- Figure 11-2 Normal Female Sexual Anatomy
- Figure 11-3 Normal Male Sexual Anatomy
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled Sex Throughout the Life Cycle
- “The region of insanity”
- Sexual pioneers
- A cartoon shows two striped honeybees sitting in their living room, facing in opposite directions
- Sex therapy, high school style
- Robotic sex?
- Lady Godiva and “Peeping Tom”
- Pedophilia, abuse, and justice
- A special bond
- A delicate matter
- Career on the rise
- The music continues
- Figure 12-1 Socioeconomic Class and Schizophrenia
- What if they all met?
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled Hallucinations
- A catatonic pose
- The slide
- Family tragedy
- Figure 12-2 Family Links
- Figure 12-3 Biology of Schizophrenia
- Involvement of the immune system
- “The Devil and Daniel Johnston”
- The fall of an influential study
- Figure 12-4 Developing Schizophrenia
- An infamous procedure
- Perilous impact
- Changing the unacceptable
- Figure 12-5 Where Do People with Schizophrenia Live?
- Is hatred a disorder?
- Figure 13-1 Whom Do You Trust?
- A cartoon shows a sidewalk in front of an apartment building, with a fire hydrant on the sidewalk, a car parked at a distance from the hydrant, and a woman walking off
- A darker knight
- When personality disorders explode
- Popular sociopaths
- “Malignant narcissism”
- Not a new disorder
- Of public interest
- “Zero Degrees of Empathy”
- Growing impact
- A cartoon shows a peacock and a peahen facing each other
- A cartoon shows a man and woman at home in their kitchen
- A photo shows two young women hugging with their faces turned to a phone to take a selfie
- Just a stage
- A cartoon shows 2 lambs standing face to face
- Early notions of personality
- Too little attention
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled The Dark Triad
- Dysfunctional toons
- Today’s worries
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled Child and Adolescent Bullying
- Never too young?
- Early detection
- Multiple traumas
- A cartoon shows two women and two children
- Antisocial behavior and the law
- The Bedwetter
- Shutdown
- Competition of another kind
- Blocking out the world
- Animal connection
- A special bond
- “Thinking outside the box”
- Autistic and artistic
- Learning to communicate
- Overcoming dyslexia
- Normal needs
- Dancing with joy
- Simulating old age
- Making a difference
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled The Aging Population
- A cartoon shows two dogs sitting face to face on the grass in front of a tree
- A cartoon shows a man lying on a couch with a male psychotherapist seated beside him
- A new world
- Figure 15-1 Substantial Cognitive Decline and Age
- An early goodbye
- Figure 15-2 The Aging Brain
- 10/66
- First things first
- Fitness of all kinds
- Toll on caregivers
- New help on the way
- Figure 15-3 Ethnicity and Old Age
- Figure 16-1 Crimes for Which People Are Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
- Justice served?
- Figure 16-2: Prison and Mental Health
- Dangerous to oneself
- “Court to Community”
- Hospital neglect
- “The Golden State Killer”
- Misleading profiles
- The ethics of giving professional advice
- The unsung heroes
- Caught in an economic spiral
- A full-page Infocentral graphic, titled Personal and Professional Issues
- A cartoon shows a man lying on a therapist’s couch between two therapists seated in armchairs
- The back cover of the book, Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology, tenth edition, by Ronald J. Comer and Jonathan S. Comer
- Back Cover
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