With balanced and modern treatment of gender and culture, this book encourages readers to develop "critical thinking" skills. It is organized around the SQ4R survey, question, read, recite, review method of learning.
A harmonious blend of the theoretical and practical aspects of educational psychology, this student-friendly text provides a base for the understanding of the subject. The book discusses the various aspects of growth and development, specifically during childhood and adolescence, and accords due importance to the cognitive aspect of human behaviour with elaborate text on intelligence, creativity, thinking, reasoning and problem-solving.
Besides maintaining a logical progression of topics, the author has interspersed the text with examples and illustrations to provide an in-depth analysis of the subject matter. The book is ideally suited for the B. Education courses but can also be a valuable reference for teachers, teacher-trainees, and practising counsellors at various levels of school education.
The Tenth Edition ties concepts together with an integrated, personalized learning program, providing students the insight they need to study smarter and improve performance. The subtitle, Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders, reflects the emphasis on the experience of clients and clinicians in their efforts to facilitate each individual's maximum functioning.
Each chapter begins with an actual case study that typifies the disorders in that chapter, then returns to the case study at the end with the outcome of a prescribed treatment on the basis of the best available evidence. Throughout the chapter, the author translates the symptoms of each disorder into terms that capture the core essence of the disorder.
The philosophy is that students should be able to appreciate the fundamental nature of each disorder without necessarily having to memorize all of its diagnostic criteria.
In that way, students can gain a basic understanding that will serve them well regardless of their ultimate professional goals. In this edition, the author refreshes many of the cases to reflect stronger ethnic, international, gender, sexual orientation, and age diversity. In particular, the cases in each chapter are based on cases intended to reflect the importance of cultural variations that psychologists see in their private offices, clinics, hospitals, and counseling centers.
Above all, the study of abnormal psychology is the study of profoundly human experiences. To this end, the author has developed a biographical feature entitled "Real Stories. Each story is written to provide insight into the particular disorder covered within the chapter.
By reading these fascinating biographical pieces, you will come away with a more in-depth personal perspective to use in understanding the nature of the disorder.
The author has developed this text using a scientist practitioner framework. In other words, you will read about research informed by clinical practice. The author presents research on theories and treatments for each of the disorders based on the principles of evidence-based practice. This means that the approaches are tested through extensive research informed by clinical practice" A History of Modern Psychology, 3rd Edition discusses the development and decline of schools of thought in modern psychology.
The book presents the continuing refinement of the tools, techniques, and methods of psychology in order to achieve increased precision and objectivity. Chapters focus on relevant topics such as the role of history in understanding the diversity and divisiveness of contemporary psychology; the impact of physics on the cognitive revolution and humanistic psychology; the influence of mechanism on Descartes's thinking; and the evolution of the third force, humanistic psychology.
Undergraduate students of psychology and related fields will find the book invaluable in their pursuit of knowledge.
The Awakening by Nora Roberts. The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly. He is also a practicing clinical psychologist and serves as a consultant to the Eden Institute for Persons with Autism and to hospitals and family practice residency programs throughout New Jersey. In addition to writing Abnormal Psychology, Professor Comer is the author of the textbook Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology, now in its fifth edition, and the co-author of Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology.
He also has published numerous journal articles in clinical psychology, social psychology, and family medicine. Professor Comer completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and his graduate work at Clark University. He lives in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, with his wife, Marlene. From there he can keep an eye on his sons, Greg and Jon, and his daughter-in-law, Jami, who live in New York City, and on the Philadelphia sports teams with which he grew up.
Frustrated for years by the latter, he was shaken to the core by the World Series success of the Philadelphia Phillies and currently is trying his best to adjust to the new world order. What Are the Limitations of Case Studies? What Are the Merits of the Correlational Method?
Can Diagnosis and Labeling Cause Harm? How Are Phobias Treated? What Are Preoccupation Somatoform Disorders? What Causes Somatoform Disorders? How Are Somatoform Disorders Treated? How Are Dissociative Disorders Treated?
What Are the Symptoms of Depression? How Is Suicide Studied? Patterns and Statistics What Triggers a Suicide? What Is Suicide Prevention? Do Suicide Prevention Programs Work? What Is the Course of Schizophrenia? How Has Community Treatment Failed? The current version, Abnormal Psychology, Seventh Edition, represents the twelfth edition of one or the other of the textbooks.
The journey truly has been a labor of love, but I also must admit that each edition has required enormous effort, ridiculous pressure, and too many sleepless nights to count. I do not mention these labors to complain. To the contrary, I feel deeply appreciative and privileged to have had the opportunity to help educate more than a half-million readers over the years.
Instead, I mention them to help emphasize that I have approached each edition as a totally new undertaking rather than as a cut-and-paste update of past editions. My goal each time has been that the new edition is a fresh, comprehensive, and exciting presentation of the current state of this ever-changing field and that it includes state-of-the-art pedagogical techniques and insights.
All such changes should find their way into a book about the current state of human functioning, and I have worked hard to include them here in a profound and integrated way.
That said, I believe I have produced a new edition of Abnormal Psychology that will once again excite readers, open the field of abnormal psychology to them, and speak to them and their times, while at the same time demonstrating that behavior, including abnormal behavior, pervades their lives and their world. Throughout the book I have again sought to convey my passion for the field, and I have built on the generous feedback of my colleagues in this enterprise—the students and professors who have used this textbook over the years.
At the risk of sounding even more grandiose than I actually am, let me describe what I believe to be special about this edition. Changes and Features New to This Edition As I just noted, enormous changes have taken place over the past several years both in the fields of abnormal psychology, education, and publishing and in the world.
Keeping such developments in mind, I have brought the following changes and new features to the current edition. In the twenty-first century, however, the study of such factors has, appropriately, been elevated to a broad perspective—the multicultural perspective, a theoretical and treatment approach to abnormal behavior that is, or should be, considered across all forms of psychopathology and treatment.
Broad multicultural perspective sections within each chapter of the textbook, each examining in depth the impact of cultural issues on the diagnosis, development, and treatment of the abnormal pattern in question. Chapter 3, Models of Abnormality, for example, includes sections on culture-sensitive therapies and gender-sensitive therapies pages 82—83 ; Chapter 5, Anxiety Disorders, examines the ties between race, culture, and posttraumatic stress disorder pages — ; Chapter 8, Mood Disorders, discusses the links between gender, culture, and depression pages — ; and Chapter 11, Eating Disorders, probes the relationships between race, gender, and eating disorders pages — Numerous boxes, collectively titled Eye on Culture boxes, appear throughout the text, further emphasizing multicultural issues.
Multicultural photography, figures, and cases. If our society is indeed multicultural and the clinical field has increasingly appreciated this, then photographs, art, and case presentations throughout the textbook should reflect such diversity. Even a quick look through the pages of this textbook will reveal that it truly reflects the cultural diversity of our society and of the field of abnormal psychology.
Correspondingly, biological theories and treatments for abnormal behavior have taken unprecedented leaps forward during the past several years. The current edition brings these leaps to life—fully and in all their splendor. In addition to the biochemical view of abnormal behavior on display in previous editions, the current edition includes detailed coverage of the following: 1.
Broader discussions of the genetic underpinnings of abnormal behavior for example, pages 52—53, —, —, and — Detailed explanations of both the brain structures and brain functions at the root of abnormal behavior, including, for example, presentations of how various neural networks operate and contribute to panic disorder pages — , obsessive-compulsive disorder page , depression pages — , and other forms of psychopathology.
More revealing descriptions of the neuroimaging techniques themselves and their role in the study of abnormal psychology for example, pages — Neuroscience photography and art. This edition is filled with photos of exciting brain scans that reveal the brain structures and activities at work in abnormal- Preface ity for example, pages , , , , and Similarly, numerous pieces of new, current, and enlightening anatomical art fill each chapter of the book to help readers better appreciate the locations and interactions of various brain structures as they work together to help produce both normal and abnormal behavior for example, pages , , , and Analyses of how genetic factors and brain chemicals and structures interact with psychosocial factors to produce abnormal behavior.
Abnormality is rarely a matter of biological versus psychosocial factors, and this edition repeatedly clarifies that point for example, pages 84—85, —, and — And, indeed, its role has become even more powerful and confusing in the twenty-first century as use of the Internet has exploded, countless blogs have emerged, and ordinary people now are able to communicate with masses of unknown others at the click of a mouse.
And, of course, these elements are all on display throughout the textbook. At the same time, however, one element often is neglected in textbooks—the modern world! We live in an ever-changing world that has, in fact, undergone a major facelift over the past decade. The finished product is, in turn, a more complete book about abnormal psychology—past and present—that is relevant to all.
In addition to The Media Speaks boxes and Eye on Culture boxes mentioned earlier, the seventh edition contains A Closer Look boxes ones that examine text topics in more depth and PsychWatch boxes ones that look at examples of abnormal psychology in movies, the news, and the world around us.
Continuing Strengths In this edition I have also been careful to retain the themes, material, and techniques that have worked successfully and been embraced enthusiastically by past readers. All major models—psychological, biological, and sociocultural—receive objective, balanced, up-to-date coverage, without bias toward any single approach. This offers greater clarity and mastery for readers.
The authors have introduced and applied the developmental psychopathology perspective throughout the book, a cutting edge perspective in the field that integrates the explanations and treatments for psychological disorders offered by the various models.
New Media Option! It is an easy-to-use yet exceptionally powerful teaching and learning option that streamlines the process of increasing student engagement and understanding. If students struggle with a particular topic, they are encouraged to re-read the material and answer a few short additional questions.
Get the e-book, do assignments, take quizzes, prepare for exams and more, to help you achieve success in class. Read online or offline with all the highlighting and notetaking tools you need to be successful in this course. Learn About E-book. Abnormal Psychology in Science and Clinical Practice 1.
Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present 2. Research in Abnormal Psychology 3. Models of Abnormality 4. Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Problems of Anxiety and Mood 5. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders 6. Disorders of Trauma and Stress 7. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders 8. Treatments for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders 9. In he transitioned to emeritus status at the university. He has also been a practicing clinical psychologist and served as a consultant to Eden Autism Services and to hospitals and family practice residency programs throughout New Jersey.
Professor Comer was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate student at Clark University. He currently lives in Boynton Beach, Florida, with his wife, Marlene. From there he keeps a close eye on his nearby grandchildren Delia and Emmett, somehow making the same mistakes with them that he made with their father Jon and uncle Greg a generation ago. Then again, that turned out pretty well.
He is Past President of the Society of Clinical Psychology Division 12 of the American Psychological Association and a leader in the field of clinical child and adolescent psychology. The author of approximately scientific papers and chapters, he has received career awards from the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies for his research on innovative treatment methods, childhood anxiety and disruptive behaviors, and the impact of traumatic stress, disasters, and terrorism on children.
His current work also focuses on ties between psychopathology, neurocircuitry, and the intergenerational transmission of psychological problems. He is also a practicing clinical psychologist. Professor Comer was an undergraduate at the University of Rochester and a graduate student at Temple University.
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