Abnormal Psychology

Book excerpt: Abnormal Psychology: Perspectives exemplifies its subtitle by cohesively presenting the numerous individual perspectives of its expert contributors. It presents the differing psychological perspectives by discussing various relevant paradigms with emphasis on the conceptual approaches and therapeutic interventions that have garnered the most empirical support in research literature. As a ground-up Canadian text, it features indigenous case studies, legal and ethical issues, prevention programs, and ground-breaking research, as well as the history of abnormal psychology in this country. KEY TOPICS: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History;Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour;Classification and Diagnosis;Psychological Assessment and Research Methods;Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders;Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders;Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions;Mood Disorders and Suicide;Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders;Eating Disorders;Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders;The Personality Disorders;Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders;Neurodevelopmental Disorders;Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence;Aging and Mental Health;Therapies;Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community;Mental Disorder and the Law MARKET: Appropriate for Abnormal Psychology.