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Nietzel • Speltz
McCauley • Bernstein
Abnormal Psychology
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Susan K. Fuhr
Weber State University
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1 ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: PAST AND PRESENT PERSPECTIVES 1
Chapter 2 ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS 33
Chapter 3 DISORDERS OF INFANCY, CHILDHOOD, and ADOLESCENCE 58
Chapter 4 DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND LEARNING DISABILITIES 85
Chapter 5 STRESS, SLEEP, AND ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS 110
Chapter 6 PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND HEALTH 134
Chapter 7 ANXIETY DISORDERS 155
Chapter 8 DISSOCIATIVE AND SOMATOFORM DISORDERS 181
Chapter 9 MOOD DISORDERS AND SUICIDE 205
Chapter 10 SCHIZOPHRENIA 238
Chapter 11 COGNITIVE DISORDERS 263
Chapter 12 PERSONALITY DISORDERS 281
Chapter 13 SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS 309
Chapter 14 SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS 339
Chapter 15 BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS 365
Chapter 16 PSYCHOTHERAPY 385
Chapter 17 ALTERNATIVES TO INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY 410
Chapter 18 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN MENTAL DISORDERS 431