PSYC 323 Abnormal Psychology: Getting Started

Helps readers fully integrate the details of all the disorders and distinguish between the more important concepts. The Big Picture feature emphasizes the important comparisons and contrasts to other concepts presented in the chapters. The eleventh edition also demonstrates how context drives the definitions of normal and abnormal behavior.

This book clarifies the distinctions between the vast array of personality disorders and helps clinicians make accurate diagnoses. It has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the changes in the DSM-5. Extensive new research is included, as well as the incorporation of over 50 new illustrative and therapeutically detailed cases.

Details each of the 10 personality disorders. Each chapter presents a comprehensive and in-depth picture of a particular disorder and its effects, focusing on important parameters such as symptoms, diagnosis, incidence, history, development, causes, effects, and costs.

Including more than 11,000 definitions, this authoritative and up-to-date dictionary covers all branches of psychology. Clear, concise descriptions for each entry offer extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods.

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

The official source for APA Style. Known for its authoritative, easy-to-use reference and citation system, the Publication Manual also offers guidance on choosing the headings, tables, figures, language, and tone that will result in powerful, concise, and elegant scholarly communication. Includes a dedicated chapter for new users of APA Style covering paper elements and format, including sample papers for both professional authors and student writers

Used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, this manual is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. The criteria are concise and explicit, intended to facilitate an objective assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical settings.