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Updated to include the final version of DSM-IV. Addresses two primary questions — what causes psychopathology and which treatments are most effective in preventing or reducing psychological suffering. Uses paradigms or points of view to study abnormal psychology: biological, psychoanalytic, learning, and cognitive, and humanistic-existential.
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An introductory text for undergraduate psychology students, exploring psychoanalytic, learning, cognitive, and biological paradigms, and humanistic and existential modes of therapy. Addresses definition and treatment of conditions such as mood, personality, and substance abuse disorders as well as life-span developmental disorders, and discusses intervention and types of therapies, and legal and ethical issues. Includes chapter summaries, glossary terms, focus boxes, and color photos. The sixth edition incorporates standards from DSM-IV. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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