Published first in 1984, this textbook for undergraduate students includes latest diagnostic technology in nuclear medicine (PET and CAT scans), regional cerebral blood flow data, and an introduction to psychoneuroimmunology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
In addition to the traditional psychological literature, this book draws from work in the cognitive and affective neurosciences, epidemiology, ethology, and genetics.
In one example of these effects, suicides rose 12 percent in the month after Marilyn Monroe's suicide (Phillips, 1985). A review of 293 studies found that media coverage of a celebrity suicide is much more likely to spark an increase in ...
... 100–101 characteristics of, 97–98 cognitive, 103–104 definition of, 98–99 flexibilities, 103 foundations of, 94–95 theoretical, 99–100 expansion, 97 licensing, ethical, and legal concerns of, 105– 106 origins, 95–97 present status, ...
In these three volumes, a team of scholars provides a thoughtful history of abnormal psychology, demonstrating how concepts regarding disordered mental states, their causes, and their treatments developed and evolved across the ages.
Describes how psychological research has led to the understanding of many of those factors and how our personalities develop.
Abnormal Psychology
A cut above the rest! Kring, Davison, Neale, and Johnson’s Abnormal Psychology sets the standard for clarity, cutting-edge coverage, authoritative content, and clinical emphasis. The authors invite students to examine...
... R. P., 605 Fisher, T., 384 Fisher, W., 26 Fishman, I., 180 Fitzgerald, D. A., 300 Flanagan, E. H., 143 Fletcher, ... A.J., 147, 372 Frank, R., 87 Franklin, J., 366 Franklin, M., 309, 314 Franko, D., 371 Fredriksen, M., 189 Freire, ...
In M. B. Stein & T. Steckler (Eds.), Behavioral neurobiology ofanxiety and its treatment. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences (pp. 391–413). NewYork: Springer Science + Business Media. Sprecher, S., & Hatfield, E. (1996).
As indicated by its title A History of Great Ideas in Abnormal Psychology, this book is not just concerned with the chronology of events or with biographical details of great psychiatrists and psychopathologists.