INSTRUCTOR'S RESOURCE MANUAL TO
ACCOMPANY
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
FIFTH CANADIAN EDITION
,PREFACE
This manual is designed for those using Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Canadian Edition by Davison,
Blankstein, Flett, and Neale. Its aim is to provide a convenient resource that summarizes material
from the text, while adding educational resources. The materials contained in this manual will aid
instructors in writing lectures, prompting discussions, using outside resources in the classroom,
building distance education courses, and summarizing the most important text material for
students. There is a chapter in this manual for each chapter in the text. Each chapter of the
Instructor’s Resource Manual is organized as follows:
CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: This feature is a brief but detailed review of the chapter in the text. This
feature can be used to get a quick review/overview of the entire chapter.
STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW…KEY POINTS: This section lists major points that are made in each
chapter. The list provides the instructor with a convenient summary of key points to highlight or
review in a lecture. This material also provides ideas for writing exam questions, particularly short
answer essay questions.
KEY TERMS: A listing of key terms that are introduced in the corresponding text chapter. This list
provides material for review in a lecture and helps in writing exam items, particularly fill in the
blanks or definitions. The definitions to all of these terms can be found in the glossary of the text
and are highlighted in the chapters.
NEW NAMES: A list of the major individuals who are featured in the corresponding chapter. This is
a useful tool for reviewing and writing test items.
LECTURE LAUNCHERS: For each chapter summaries of related research, case histories, or
discussion pieces are presented. The material is related to the chapter content, but it expands on
this content in various ways. This material can be easily added to a lecture, or in some cases, can
comprise enough material for a brief lecture in itself. References are provided so the instructor can
examine the original source in order to expand on the material covered in the Instructor’s Resource
Manual. Many of these references are also suitable supplementary readings for students in the
course.
,DISCUSSION STIMULATORS: This section provides additional material to increase student
participation. Each section contains a pull out quiz that will help students gauge their
comprehension of the chapter material being discussed.
For a discussion of the use of case studies in science education, see:
Powell, Kendall. (2003). “Science Education: Spare Me the Lecture”. Nature, Vol. 425 Issue 6955, p234.
, CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION: DEFINITIONAL AND HISTORICAL
CONSIDERATIONS AND CANADA’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM
CHAPTER SYNOPSIS
While many people are intrigued by the prospect of finding explanations for the causes of abnormal
behaviour, explorers in the field of psychopathology must have great tolerance for ambiguity in
order to be comfortable with the tentative, often conflicting information available. This text focuses
on addressing the study of abnormal psychology using objective rules of science.
Societies have different fundamental beliefs, values and social institutions. Canada has evolved a
health and mental health care system that is universally available and funded by taxes. Because of
these values and the resulting social institution of Medicare, mental patients have access to a
relatively advanced level of care. However, Canada is at a critical juncture as in the process of
looking at its current health care system and planning for the future through the Commission on the
Future of Health Care in Canada.
What is Abnormal Behaviour?
Definitions of abnormal behaviour involve several components. For example, abnormal behaviour
may be defined as statistically infrequent behaviour that falls at the extremes of the normal curve.
Abnormality may also be defined as behaviors that violate norms, cause personal suffering, result in
disability or dysfunction, or involve an unexpected response to a stressor. No one definition will fit
every psychiatric diagnosis or be consistent across every culture.
Focus on Discovery 1.1: The Mental Health Professions
A clinical psychologist holds either a Ph.D. degree or a Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology). Ph.D. degrees
involve intensive research training in addition to specialized training in diagnosis and
psychotherapy. The Psy.D. places less emphasis on research and more on clinical training.
ACCOMPANY
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
FIFTH CANADIAN EDITION
,PREFACE
This manual is designed for those using Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Canadian Edition by Davison,
Blankstein, Flett, and Neale. Its aim is to provide a convenient resource that summarizes material
from the text, while adding educational resources. The materials contained in this manual will aid
instructors in writing lectures, prompting discussions, using outside resources in the classroom,
building distance education courses, and summarizing the most important text material for
students. There is a chapter in this manual for each chapter in the text. Each chapter of the
Instructor’s Resource Manual is organized as follows:
CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: This feature is a brief but detailed review of the chapter in the text. This
feature can be used to get a quick review/overview of the entire chapter.
STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW…KEY POINTS: This section lists major points that are made in each
chapter. The list provides the instructor with a convenient summary of key points to highlight or
review in a lecture. This material also provides ideas for writing exam questions, particularly short
answer essay questions.
KEY TERMS: A listing of key terms that are introduced in the corresponding text chapter. This list
provides material for review in a lecture and helps in writing exam items, particularly fill in the
blanks or definitions. The definitions to all of these terms can be found in the glossary of the text
and are highlighted in the chapters.
NEW NAMES: A list of the major individuals who are featured in the corresponding chapter. This is
a useful tool for reviewing and writing test items.
LECTURE LAUNCHERS: For each chapter summaries of related research, case histories, or
discussion pieces are presented. The material is related to the chapter content, but it expands on
this content in various ways. This material can be easily added to a lecture, or in some cases, can
comprise enough material for a brief lecture in itself. References are provided so the instructor can
examine the original source in order to expand on the material covered in the Instructor’s Resource
Manual. Many of these references are also suitable supplementary readings for students in the
course.
,DISCUSSION STIMULATORS: This section provides additional material to increase student
participation. Each section contains a pull out quiz that will help students gauge their
comprehension of the chapter material being discussed.
For a discussion of the use of case studies in science education, see:
Powell, Kendall. (2003). “Science Education: Spare Me the Lecture”. Nature, Vol. 425 Issue 6955, p234.
, CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION: DEFINITIONAL AND HISTORICAL
CONSIDERATIONS AND CANADA’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM
CHAPTER SYNOPSIS
While many people are intrigued by the prospect of finding explanations for the causes of abnormal
behaviour, explorers in the field of psychopathology must have great tolerance for ambiguity in
order to be comfortable with the tentative, often conflicting information available. This text focuses
on addressing the study of abnormal psychology using objective rules of science.
Societies have different fundamental beliefs, values and social institutions. Canada has evolved a
health and mental health care system that is universally available and funded by taxes. Because of
these values and the resulting social institution of Medicare, mental patients have access to a
relatively advanced level of care. However, Canada is at a critical juncture as in the process of
looking at its current health care system and planning for the future through the Commission on the
Future of Health Care in Canada.
What is Abnormal Behaviour?
Definitions of abnormal behaviour involve several components. For example, abnormal behaviour
may be defined as statistically infrequent behaviour that falls at the extremes of the normal curve.
Abnormality may also be defined as behaviors that violate norms, cause personal suffering, result in
disability or dysfunction, or involve an unexpected response to a stressor. No one definition will fit
every psychiatric diagnosis or be consistent across every culture.
Focus on Discovery 1.1: The Mental Health Professions
A clinical psychologist holds either a Ph.D. degree or a Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology). Ph.D. degrees
involve intensive research training in addition to specialized training in diagnosis and
psychotherapy. The Psy.D. places less emphasis on research and more on clinical training.
