Abnormal Psychology, Global Edition

For undergraduate courses in Abnormal Psychology It's not them, it's all of us Oltmanns and Emery bring both the science and the personal aspects of abnormal psychology to life by emphasizing that abnormal psychology is not about them, it's about all of us. Using extensive case studies, they present the most cutting edge information on abnormal psychology by covering methods and treatment in context. Organized around the way students learn, this ground breaking text integrates the biological, psychological, and social perspectives in one concurrent story. Cover......Page 1 Brief Contents......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 13 About the Authors......Page 20 Chapter 1: Introduction to Abnormal Behavior......Page 22 Overview......Page 23 Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder......Page 25 Defining Abnormal Behavior......Page 26 Harmful Dysfunction......Page 27 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Revising an Imperfect Manual......Page 28 Critical Thinking matters: Is Sexual Addiction a Meaningful Concept?......Page 30 Who Experiences Abnormal Behavior?......Page 31 Frequency in and Impact on Community Populations......Page 32 Cross-Cultural Comparisons......Page 34 The Mental Health Professions......Page 35 The Greek Tradition in Medicine......Page 36 Worcester Lunatic Hospital: A Model Institution......Page 37 Lessons from the History of Psychopathology......Page 38 The Uses and Limitations of Case Studies......Page 39 Research methods: Who Must Provide Scientific Evidence?......Page 40 Clinical Research Methods......Page 41 Summary......Page 42 The Big Picture......Page 43 Key Terms......Page 44 Chapter 2: Paradigms and Etiology of Abnormal Behavior......Page 45 Overview......Page 46 The Biological Paradigm......Page 47 The Psychodynamic Paradigm......Page 48 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Diagnosis and Causes of Mental Disorders......Page 49 The Cognitive-Behavioral Paradigm......Page 50 The Problem with Paradigms......Page 51 Causality......Page 52 Developmental Psychopathology......Page 54 Neuron and Neurotransmitters......Page 55 Mind–Body Dualism......Page 56 Major Brain Structures......Page 57 Psychophysiology......Page 59 Behavior Genetics......Page 60 Human Nature......Page 63 Critical Thinking matters: Do Vaccinations Cause Autism?......Page 64 Temperament......Page 65 Learning and Cognition......Page 66 Stages of Development......Page 67 Gender and Gender Roles......Page 69 Prejudice, Poverty, and Society......Page 70 Summary......Page 71 Key Terms......Page 72 Chapter 3: Therapeutic Techniques for Psychological Disorders......Page 73 Overview......Page 74 Four Views of Frances......Page 75 Psychopharmacology......Page 76 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Diagnosis and Treatment......Page 77 Electroconvulsive Therapy......Page 78 Freudian Psychoanalysis......Page 79 Cognitive-Behavior Therapy......Page 81 Contingency Management......Page 82 Research methods: The Experiment: Does Treatment Cause Improvement?......Page 83 Rational–Emotive Therapy......Page 84 A Means, Not an End?......Page 85 Does Psychotherapy Work?......Page 86 Critical Thinking matters: Are All Therapies Created Equal?......Page 87 The Allegiance Effect......Page 89 Psychotherapy Process Research......Page 90 Ethnic Minorities in Psychotherapy......Page 91 Couple Therapy......Page 93 Group Therapy......Page 94 Specific Treatments for Specific Disorders......Page 95 Summary......Page 96 Key Terms......Page 97 Chapter 4: Classification, Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment of Abnormal Behavior......Page 98 Overview......Page 99 From Description to Theory......Page 101 The DSM-5 System......Page 102 Labels and Stigma......Page 103 Culture and Classification......Page 104 Research methods: Reliability: Agreement Regarding Diagnostic Decisions......Page 106 Validity......Page 107 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Scientific Progress or Diagnostic Fads?......Page 108 Problems and Limitations of the DSM-5 System......Page 109 Purposes of Clinical Assessment......Page 111 Evaluating the Usefulness of Assessment Procedures......Page 112 Interviews......Page 113 Observational Procedures......Page 115 Personality Tests and Self-Report Inventories......Page 117 Projective Personality Tests......Page 120 Brain Imaging Techniques......Page 121 Getting Help......Page 123 The Big Picture......Page 124 Key Terms......Page 125 Chapter 5: Causes of Mood Disorders and Suicide......Page 126 Overview......Page 127 Emotional Symptoms......Page 130 Somatic Symptoms......Page 131 Diagnosis......Page 132 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Depression or Grief Following a Major Loss?......Page 133 Criteria for Major Depressive Episode......Page 134 Criteria for Diagnosis of Manic Episode......Page 135 Bipolar Disorders......Page 137 Risk for Mood Disorders Across the Life Span......Page 138 Cross-Cultural Differences......Page 139 Social Factors......Page 140 Psychological Factors......Page 142 Biological Factors......Page 143 Research methods: Analogue Studies: Do Rats Get Depressed, and Why?......Page 148 Cognitive Therapy......Page 149 Bipolar Disorders......Page 151 Critical Thinking matters: Do Antidepressant Drugs Cause Violent Behavior?......Page 152 Suicide......Page 153 Classification of Suicide......Page 154 Frequency of Suicide......Page 156 Causes of Suicide......Page 157 Common Elements of Suicide......Page 158 Treatment of Suicidal People......Page 159 Getting Help......Page 160 Summary......Page 161 Key Terms......Page 162 Chapter 6: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder......Page 164 Overview......Page 165 Anxiety......Page 166 Excessive Worry......Page 167 Diagnosis of Anxiety Disorders......Page 168 Criteria for Panic Disorder......Page 169 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Splitting Up the Anxiety Disorders......Page 170 Course and Outcome......Page 171 Anxiety Disorders Across the Life Span......Page 172 Adaptive and Maladaptive Fears......Page 173 Social Factors......Page 174 Psychological Factors......Page 175 Biological Factors......Page 177 Psychological Interventions......Page 179 Biological Interventions......Page 181 Research methods: Statistical Significance: When Differences Matter......Page 182 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders......Page 183 Symptoms of OCD......Page 184 Diagnosis of OCD and Related Disorders......Page 186 Course and Outcome of OCD......Page 188 Causes of OCD......Page 189 Critical Thinking matters: Can a Strep Infection Trigger OCD in Children?......Page 190 Summary......Page 192 Key Terms......Page 193 Chapter 7: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Somatic Symptom Disorders......Page 195 Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders......Page 196 Symptoms of ASD and PTSD......Page 197 Diagnosis of ASD and PTSD......Page 198 Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder......Page 199 Criteria for Acute Stress Disorder......Page 200 The Trauma of Sexual Assault......Page 201 Frequency of Trauma, PTSD, and ASD......Page 202 Causes of PTSD and ASD......Page 203 Prevention and Treatment of ASD and PTSD......Page 205 Dissociative Disorders......Page 207 Hysteria and the Unconscious......Page 208 Critical Thinking matters: Recovered Memories?......Page 209 Symptoms of Dissociative Disorders......Page 210 Diagnosis of Dissociative Disorders......Page 211 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: More on Diagnostic Fads......Page 213 Causes of Dissociative Disorders......Page 215 Research methods: Retrospective Reports: Remembering the Past......Page 216 Symptoms of Somatic Symptom Disorders......Page 217 Diagnosis of Somatic Symptom Disorders......Page 218 Criteria for Illness Anxiety Disorder......Page 219 Frequency of Somatic Symptom Disorders......Page 220 Causes of Somatic Symptom Disorders......Page 221 Treatment of Somatic Symptom Disorders......Page 223 Getting Help......Page 224 The Big Picture......Page 225 Key Terms......Page 226 Chapter 8: Stress, Health and Coping......Page 227 Overview......Page 228 Defining Stress......Page 229 Stress as a Life Event......Page 230 Symptoms of Stress......Page 231 Psychophysiological Responses to Stress......Page 232 Coping......Page 234 Critical Thinking matters: Resilience......Page 235 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Is the Descriptive Approach Too Literal Sometimes?......Page 238 Criteria for Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions......Page 239 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)......Page 240 Sleep-Wake Disorders......Page 241 Cardiovascular Disease......Page 242 Causes of CVD......Page 243 Research methods: Longitudinal Studies: Lives over Time......Page 244 Prevention and Treatment of CVD......Page 247 Getting Help......Page 249 Key Terms......Page 250 Chapter 9: Personality Disorders: Types, Causes and Treatment......Page 252 Overview......Page 253 Social Motivation......Page 255 Temperament and Personality Traits......Page 256 Diagnosis......Page 258 Critical Thinking matters: Can Personality Disorders Be Adaptive?......Page 259 Cluster B: Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders......Page 260 A Dimensional Perspective on Personality Disorders......Page 262 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Is a Dimensional Model Too Complicated?......Page 264 Prevalence in Community and Clinical Samples......Page 266 Stability of Personality Disorders over Time......Page 267 Culture and Personality......Page 268 Research methods: Cross-Cultural Comparisons: The Importance of Context......Page 269 Symptoms......Page 270 Treatment......Page 271 Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)......Page 272 Symptoms......Page 273 Causes......Page 274 Treatment......Page 275 Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)......Page 276 Criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder......Page 277 Causes......Page 278 Getting Help......Page 280 Summary......Page 281 Key Terms......Page 282 Chapter 10: Diagnosis, Symptoms and Treatment of Eating Disorders......Page 283 Overview......Page 284 Eating Disorders in Males......Page 285 Significantly Low Weight......Page 286 Comorbid Psychological Disorders......Page 287 Symptoms of Bulimia......Page 288 Excessive Emphasis on Weight and Shape......Page 289 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Is Binge Eating a Mental Disorder? Is Obesity?......Page 290 Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa......Page 291 Frequency of Anorexia and Bulimia......Page 292 Standards of Beauty......Page 293 Age of Onset......Page 294 Social Factors......Page 295 Psychological Factors......Page 296 Integration and Alternative Pathways......Page 298 Course and Outcome of Anorexia Nervosa......Page 299 Antidepressant Medications......Page 300 Prevention of Eating Disorders......Page 301 Summary......Page 303 Key Terms......Page 304 Chapter 11: Substance-Related Disorders......Page 305 Overview......Page 306 Symptoms......Page 308 Alcohol......Page 310 Tobacco......Page 311 Amphetamine and Cocaine......Page 312 Opiates......Page 313 Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics......Page 314 Hallucinogens and Related Drugs......Page 315 Brief History of Legal and Illegal Substances......Page 316 DSM-5......Page 317 Criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder......Page 318 Frequency......Page 319 Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder......Page 320 Prevalence of Drug and Nicotine Use Disorders......Page 321 Critical Thinking matters: Should Tobacco Products Be Illegal?......Page 322 Social Factors......Page 323 Biological Factors......Page 324 Psychological Factors......Page 327 Research methods: Studies of People at Risk for Disorders......Page 328 Medications During Remission......Page 329 Self-Help Groups: Alcoholics Anonymous......Page 330 Cognitive Behavior Therapy......Page 331 Outcome Results and General Conclusions......Page 332 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Is Pathological Gambling an Addiction?......Page 333 Symptoms......Page 334 Frequency......Page 335 Summary......Page 336 The Big Picture......Page 337 Key Terms......Page 338 Chapter 12: Sexual Dysfunctions and Gender Identity Disorders......Page 339 Overview......Page 340 Symptoms......Page 342 Diagnosis......Page 344 Research methods: Hypothetical Constructs: What Is Sexual Arousal?......Page 346 Frequency......Page 348 Causes......Page 349 Treatment......Page 351 Paraphilic Disorders......Page 353 Diagnosis......Page 354 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Two Sexual Problems That Did Not Become New Mental Disorders......Page 360 Causes......Page 361 Treatment......Page 362 Symptoms......Page 364 Causes......Page 365 Getting Help......Page 366 The Big Picture......Page 367 Key Terms......Page 368 Chapter 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders: Causes and Treatment......Page 369 Overview......Page 370 Symptoms......Page 372 Positive Symptoms......Page 373 First-Person Account of Delusional Beliefs......Page 374 Disorganization......Page 375 DSM-5......Page 376 Subtypes......Page 377 Related Psychotic Disorders......Page 378 Course and Outcome......Page 379 Gender Differences......Page 380 Biological Factors......Page 381 Social Factors......Page 387 Psychological Factors......Page 388 Interaction of Biological and Environmental Factors......Page 390 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome Reflects Wishful Rather Than Critical Thinking......Page 391 Antipsychotic Medication......Page 393 Psychosocial Treatment......Page 395 Getting Help......Page 397 Summary......Page 398 Key Terms......Page 399 Chapter 14: Delirium and Dementia......Page 400 Overview......Page 401 Criteria for Delirium......Page 404 Major Neurocognitive Disorder......Page 405 Memory Changes in Normal Aging......Page 406 Brief Historical Perspective......Page 409 Criteria for Major Neurocognitive Disorder......Page 410 Critical Thinking matters: How Can Clinicians Establish an Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease?......Page 411 Prevalence of Dementia......Page 415 Research methods: Finding Genes that Cause Behavioral Problems......Page 416 Neurocognitive Disorder......Page 417 Medication......Page 420 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Will patients and their families understand "mild" neurocognitive disorder?......Page 421 Support for Caregivers......Page 422 Summary......Page 423 Key Terms......Page 424 Chapter 15: Intellectual Disabilities and Autism: Causes and Treatment......Page 425 Intellectual Disabilities......Page 426 Criteria for Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)......Page 428 Research methods: Central Tendency and Variability: What Do IQ Scores Mean?......Page 429 Diagnosis of Intellectual Disabilities......Page 431 Causes of Intellectual Disabilities......Page 432 Treatment: Prevention and Normalization......Page 437 Eugenics: Our History of Shame......Page 438 Autism Spectrum Disorder......Page 440 Symptoms of ASD......Page 441 Diagnosis of ASD......Page 445 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder......Page 446 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: How Far Out on the Autism Spectrum?......Page 447 Causes of ASD......Page 448 Treatment of ASD......Page 449 Critical Thinking matters: The Bogus Treatment Called Facilitated Communication......Page 450 Getting Help......Page 453 The Big Picture......Page 454 Key Terms......Page 455 Chapter 16: Disorders of Childhood......Page 456 Overview......Page 457 Symptoms of Externalizing......Page 458 Diagnosis of Externalizing Disorders......Page 460 Criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder......Page 461 What Are Learning Disabillities?......Page 462 Frequency of Externalizing......Page 463 Causes of Externalizing......Page 464 Research methods: Samples: How to Select the People We Study......Page 465 Treatment of Externalizing Disorders......Page 469 Critical Thinking matters: ADHD's False Causes and Cures......Page 473 Symptoms of Internalizing Disorders......Page 475 Diagnosis of Internalizing and Other Childhood Disorders......Page 477 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder......Page 478 Frequency of Internalizing Disorders......Page 479 Treatment of Internalizing Disorders......Page 482 Getting Help......Page 483 The Big Picture......Page 484 Key Terms......Page 485 Chapter 17: adjustment disorders......Page 486 Overview......Page 487 Symptoms......Page 488 Criteria for Adjustment Disorder......Page 489 The Transition to Adulthood......Page 490 Symptoms of the Adult Transition......Page 491 Frequency of Identity Conflicts......Page 492 Family Transitions......Page 493 Symptoms of Family Transitions......Page 494 Diagnosis of Troubled Family Relationships......Page 495 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Do Psychological Problems Reside within Individuals?......Page 496 Causes of Difficulty in Family Transitions......Page 497 Research methods: Genes and the Environment......Page 498 Critical Thinking matters: A Divorce Gene?......Page 499 The Transition to Later Life......Page 501 Symptoms......Page 502 Reliving the Past......Page 504 Frequency of Aging......Page 506 Causes of Psychological Problems in Later Life......Page 507 Getting Help......Page 508 Key Terms......Page 509 Chapter 18: Mental Health: Legal Perspectives......Page 510 Overview......Page 511 Expert Witnesses......Page 512 The Insanity Defense......Page 513 Competence to Stand Trial......Page 516 The "Battered Woman Syndrome" Defense......Page 517 Sentencing and Mental Health......Page 519 Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Thresholds Can Be a Matter of Life or Death......Page 520 Libertarianism Versus Paternalism......Page 521 Involuntary Hospitalization......Page 522 Critical Thinking matters: Violence and Mental Illness......Page 523 Research methods: Base Rates and Prediction: Justice Blackmun's Error......Page 524 The Rights of Mental Patients......Page 525 Deinstitutionalization......Page 527 Mental Health and Family Law......Page 528 Child Custody Disputes......Page 529 Child Abuse......Page 530 Professional Negligence and Malpractice......Page 532 Confidentiality......Page 533 Summary......Page 534 Key Terms......Page 535 Glossary......Page 536 References......Page 546 Credits......Page 582 Name Index......Page 585 Subject Index......Page 594 Abnormal Psychology, 8/e brings both the science and personal aspects of abnormal psychology to life with a focus on evidence-based practice and emerging research. Authors Thomas F. Oltmanns and Robert E. Emery present the most cutting edge information on abnormal psychology by covering methods and treatment in context. Organized around the way students learn, this title helps readers understand the biological, psychological, and social perspectives of abnormal psychology. The 8th edition has been updated to include DSM-5 information throughout. The authors have integrated DSM-5 into the fabric of every chapter in a thorough, critical way, helping readers think critically about these changes and discuss the pros and cons of the DSM diagnostic systems. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed. It's Not About Them, It's About All Of Us. Abnormal Psychology, 8/e Brings Both The Science And Personal Aspects Of Abnormal Psychology To Life With A Focus On Evidence-based Practice And Emerging Research. Authors Thomas F. Oltmanns And Robert E. Emery Present The Most Cutting Edge Information On Abnormal Psychology By Covering Methods And Treatment In Context. Organized Around The Way Students Learn, This Title Helps Readers Understand The Biological, Psychological, And Social Perspectives Of Abnormal Psychology. The 8th Edition Has Been Updated To Include Dsm-5 Information Throughout. The Authors Have Integrated Dsm-5 Into The Fabric Of Every Chapter In A Thorough, Critical Way, Helping Readers Think Critically About These Changes And Discuss The Pros And Cons Of The Dsm Diagnostic Systems. Mypschlab (available As Additional Purchase, Not Offered Standard With This Text) Mypsychlab Is An Integral Part Of The Oltmanns / Emery Program. Engaging Activities And Assessments Provide A Teaching And Learning System That Helps Students Think Like A Explore Abnormal Psychology. With Mypsychlab, Students Can Develop Critical Thinking Skills Through Writing, Simulate Classic Experiments And Surveys, Watch Videos On Research And Applications, And Explore The Visual Brain In 3-d. Emotional suffering touches all of our lives at some point in time. Psychological problems affect many of us directly and all of us indirectly--through our loved ones, friends, and the strangers whose troubled behavior we cannot ignore. Abnormal psychology is not about "them." Abnormal psychology is about all of us. Abnormal psychology is also about scientific inquiry. In this eighth edition of our text, once again, we bring both the science and the personal aspects of abnormal psychology to life. We answer pressing intellectual and human questions as accurately, sensitively, and completely as possible, given the pace of new discoveries. Throughout this book, we offer an engaging yet rigorous treatment of abnormal psychology, highlighting both the latest research and theory and the urgent needs of the people behind the disorders