This comprehensive textbook communicates the complexities of abnormal psychology, speaks to the concerns of students, and empathically portrays the real human impact of psychological disorders. For the ninth edition, award-winning teacher Ronald Comer is joined by Jonathan Comer, who brings his expertise in developmental psychopathology research, brain circuitry, cognitive-behavioural research, and technology-driven treatment. With its signature integrated coverage of theory, diagnosis, and treatment, and inclusive cross-cultural perspective, this new edition is an engaging introduction to where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stands today.
Ron Comer's brief text opens the doors of this inherently fascinating field in an eye-opening, provocative, and yet, human way--taking a subject so familiar to students from movies, television, and fiction, and showing the real drama, the ...
This text is ideal for introducing students to the realities of living with, treating, and researching psychological disorders.
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Ronald J. Comer clearly integrates theoretical models, research findings, clinical experiences, therapies and controversies within the context of social and cultural influences in this study of abnormal psychology.
The Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology
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Ron Comer's brief text opens the doors of this inherently fascinating field in an eye-opening, provocative, and yet, human way--taking a subject so familiar to students from movies, television, and fiction, and showing the real drama, the ...
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