Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology / Edition 7

by Ronald J. Comer

Overview

Expanded multicultural coverage including new sociocultural landscape boxes

Expanded coverage of key disorders and topics such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Conduct Disorder, ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorders like Asperger’s Disorder

Expanded coverage of prevention and of the promotion of mental health

Updated coverage of recent theories, research, and events—including thousands of new references from the years 2004-2006, as well as hundreds of new photos, tables, and figures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429295635
Publisher:	Worth Publishers
Publication date:	03/11/2013
Edition description:	Seventh Edition
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ronald Comer has been a professor in Princeton University’s Department of Psychology for the past 27 years and has served as Director of Clinical Psychology Studies for most of that time. He is also currently the director of the department’s undergraduate program.　

Professor Comer has received the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at the university. His course "Abnormal Psychology" is one of the university’s most popular, and he has offered it almost every year since his arrival at Princeton. 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. Additionally, he holds an adjunct position as Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. In addition to his abnormal psychology textbooks with Worth Publishers, Professor Comer has also published a number of journal articles in clinical psychology, social psychology, and family medicine.　

Professor Comer was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate student at Clark University. He currently lives in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, with his wife, Marlene, and their dog, Annie. From there, he can keep an eye on his sons—Greg, a resident of New York, and Jon, currently a Floridian—and on the resurgent Philadelphia sports teams with whom he grew up.

Table of Contents

Abnormal Psychology in Science and Clinical Practice
1. Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
2. Models of Abnormality
3. Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Problems of Anxiety and Mood
4. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
5. Disorders of Trauma and Stress
6. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
7. Suicide

Problems of the Mind and Body
8. Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms
9. Eating Disorders
10. Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
11. Sexual Disorders and Gender Variations

Problems of Psychosis and the Cognitive Function
12. Schizophrenia and Related Disorders

Life-Span Problems
13. Personality Disorders
14. Disorders Common Among Children and Adolescents
15. Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Conclusion
16. Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession

Editorial Reviews

I would say that this text is highly recommended, no matter the student population. The text is very easy to read and understand the concepts from a student's perspective, and effective in it's discussion.
Dr. Robert S. Hoople, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Coverage is excellent Writing is excellent Relevant for college students as they begin their understanding of abnormal psychology.
Vance E. Maloney, Taylor University

The text is well-written and organized. My student feedback has been positive over the years. The company provides a good test bank with multiple choice and possible fill-in-the-blank questions as well.
Gisela Casanova, Purdue University Northwest

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