Understanding Abnormal Behavior (Psy 254 Behavior Problems and Personality) [Print Replica] [Kindle Edition]
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Understanding Abnormal Behavior
Download Understanding Abnormal Behavior from mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link Providing an inviting and stimulating look into abnormal psychology, Sue, Sue, Sue, and Sue's UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, 10th Edition, offers extensive coverage and integration of multicultural models, explanations, and concepts. The authors draw on important contributions from various disciplines and theoretical stances, engaging students in understanding abnormal behavior as scientific and clinical endeavors, while offering insight into the tools that mental health professionals use to study and treat disorders. The text continues the multipath model introduced in the 9th edition, once again emphasizing the importance of considering biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural factors and their interactions in the etiology of mental disorders. With more than 1,600 new references, this edition is thoroughly updated in its research and coverage. It also begins to discuss the proposed changes in the APA's DSM-5 definition of mental disorders and its implications, including its change of focus from a categorical to a dimensional system of personality assessment. The fresh design makes the text even more approachable and appealing to students. It is accompanied by a helpful support package for instructors and students.
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Download Understanding Abnormal Behavior from mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link Providing an inviting and stimulating look into abnormal psychology, Sue, Sue, Sue, and Sue's UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, 10th Edition, offers extensive coverage and integration of multicultural models, explanations, and concepts. The authors draw on important contributions from various disciplines and theoretical stances, engaging students in understanding abnormal behavior as scientific and clinical endeavors, while offering insight into the tools that mental health professionals use to study and treat disorders. The text continues the multipath model introduced in the 9th edition, once again emphasizing the importance of considering biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural factors and their interactions in the etiology of mental disorders. With more than 1,600 new references, this edition is thoroughly updated in its research and coverage. It also begins to discuss the proposed changes in the APA's DSM-5 definition of mental disorders and its implications, including its change of focus from a categorical to a dimensional system of personality assessment. The fresh design makes the text even more approachable and appealing to students. It is accompanied by a helpful support package for instructors and students.
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- File Size: 51947 KB
- Print Length: 704 pages
- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 10 edition (September 24, 2013)
- Sold by: Cengage Learning
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00B7N9GS6
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I've been using this text in my Abnormal Psychology course for several editions. The 10th edition is significantly different from the 9th edition--not to mention more expensive. Chapters have been added and material has been re-arranged. There is a considerable amount of information about the new DSM revision. Students who are taking an Abnormal Psychology course might want to compare texts (table of contents, sample information) before deciding to use an older edition in an attempt to save money. Also, this new edition does not have a printed study guide available for students (unlike all previous editions). The publisher wants students to spend even more money to purchase online study help. While I liked previous editions better, this is still the best text available in the area. Very accurate, very comprehensive, doesn't include overly-long case history examples. I like the way it has separate chapters for the mood disorders and suicide because the authors see the two as very different disorders. Also, the authors take a 'multipath' perspective when examining the various disorders. This explains the disorders from the psychological, biological, social and sociocultural perspectives.By Lori Jean
Students might want to look in the front of this edition where it describes the changes that have been made since the previous edition.
UPDATE -- DECEMBER 2012. Now that the new DSM is going to be available this text will be helpful because it includes information from the DSM IV and DSM V. Might help making the transition easier. For example --notes the change from 'Mental Retardation' to 'Intellectual Disability.'
This book is supposedly updated to reflect the changes contained within the DSM 5. The only problem is that the DSM 5 isn't out yet and this book went to print with changes that ended up not being included. Very irresponsible on the part of the authors and publisher!By Amanda Gregory
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