Abnormal Psychology 2008 Ed

Through a thoughtful and accurate balance of developmental, clinical-diagnostic, and experimental approaches to child and adolescent psychopathology, Eric Mash and David Wolfe’s ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY remains the most authoritative, scholarly, and comprehensive book in its market. Accessible to a broad range of readers, the book traces the developmental course of each disorder and shows how biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact with a child’s environment. Case histories, case examples, and first-person accounts are at the heart of the text, illustrating the categorical and dimensional approaches used to describe disorders and bringing life to the theories discussed. The authors also consistently illustrate how troubled children behave in their natural settings: homes, schools, and communities. Up-to-date and forward-looking, the text covers the DSM-IV-TR and dimensional approaches to classification as well as evidence-based assessment and treatment, contemporary research, and the latest theories related to the predominantly inattentive ADHD subtype, early-onset and the developmental propensity model of conduct disorder, the triple vulnerability model of anxiety, the tripartite model in children, depression, and autism. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Second Canadian Edition available January 2011 - 0071091955/9780070005259 with Connect Access card Authored by award-winning teacher and noted researcher Susan Nolen-Hoeksema and Neil A. Rector, this text blends cutting-edge research in psychopathology with compassion for people who suffer from psychological disorders. The Canadian edition brings a focus on Canadian research and culture, while capturing the excitement of major advances in biological and psychosocial research and treatment alternatives. Abnormal Psychology imparts a true enthusiasm for and appreciation of scientific investigation. The authors' scientific and caring approach, combined with strong study tools, has won accolades from instructors and students alike.

Extensive updating throughout and a dramatically enhanced media and supplements package, including all new video case studies, makes this new edition of Abnormal Psychology the most effective yet.

The Canadian experts speak: Dozois, Abnormal Psychology 5e with MySearchLab, now in full-psychedelic colour! Abnormal Psychology: Perspectives exemplifies its subtitle by cohesively presenting the numerous individual perspectives of its expert contributors. It presents the differing psychological perspectives by discussing various relevant paradigms with emphasis on the conceptual approaches and therapeutic interventions that have garnered the most empirical support in research literature. As a ground-up Canadian text, it features indigenous case studies, legal and ethical issues, prevention programs, and ground-breaking research, as well as the history of abnormal psychology in this country. The new edition features a new full-colour interior, coverage of the DSM-5 including a disorder-by-disorder comparison with the DSM-IV, three new Canadian contributors, and a new chapter on Sexual Gender Identity Disorder. The organization, level, and features of each chapter have also been standardized to resulting in a more consistent, unified student experience.