Abnormal Psychology: Experiences, Origins, and Interventions

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Little, Brown, 1986 - Psychology, Pathological - 811 pages
Basic textbook on abnormal psychology

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Contents

Introduction
3
Dimensions of Abnormal
5
Society
25
Copyright

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Abnormal Psychology: Experiences, Origins, and Interventions
Michael Joseph Goldstein,Bruce L. Baker,Kay R. Jamison
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abnormal behavior abuse activity addicts adult agoraphobia alcohol amphetamines anxiety anxiety disorders assess behavior therapy biological bipolar bipolar disorder borderline borderline personality disorder brain cause changes Chapter child client clinical cognitive criteria depression developmental deviant diagnostic disturbed drinking drug DSM-III effects emotional environment episode experience experimental factors fear feelings functioning genetic havior hospital illness increased individuals internal validity intervention labeling theory learning major manic manic-depressive ment mental health mood disorders mother neurotransmitter normal observed onset panic attacks parents patients patterns percent personality disorder phase phobia physical problems psychiatric psychoanalytic psychological psychophysiological disorders psychosis psychotherapy psychotic rape reactions relationships reported response retarded sample schizo schizophrenic disorder scores sexual social sociopaths specific stress subjects suicide symptoms syndrome techniques theory therapeutic therapist thought tion treatment victims women

About the author (1986)

Clinical psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison was born on June 22, 1946. She received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is considered one of the foremost experts on bipolar disorder, which she has had since her early adulthood. She is Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Honorary Professor of English at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. She is the author of numerous books including An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness; Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide; and Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament.

Bibliographic information

TitleAbnormal Psychology: Experiences, Origins, and Interventions
AuthorsMichael Joseph Goldstein, Bruce L. Baker, Kay R. Jamison
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherLittle, Brown, 1986
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedJul 30, 2011
ISBN0316319597, 9780316319591
Length811 pages
  
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