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Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World with CD-ROM, 5/E
Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., St. John's University, New York
Spencer A. Rathus, New York University
Beverly Greene, Ph.D., St. John's University

ISBN-10: 0130481769
ISBN-13: 9780130481764

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 656 pp
Published: 07/08/2002

This item has been replaced by Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World, 7/E.

For courses in Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology.

A mainstream text with a contemporary twist, this introduction to abnormal psychology is designed to make the material more accessible and inviting to a new generation of students in a changing world. It features a clear and engaging writing style that is accessible without compromising rigor, research-based and comprehensive coverage. It offers a fully-integrated approach that interweaves diversity issues, theoretical perspectives, and multimedia content throughout. Students gain insight into their own attitudes and behavior patterns through carefully selected questionnaires.

NEW - A free CD-ROM—Automatically packed with each book. Includes 20 video case vignettes featuring interviews with patients, clinicians, and researchers. The video case examples are indicated in the margins of the text with an icon, so students can easily see how the case examples relate to the text material.
- Students can read about the clinical features, then see and hear individuals who are diagnosed with a range of psychological disorders.

NEW - Recent developments in the field—Includes hundreds of new references to scientific developments in the field and incorporates information from the 2000 edition of the DSM-IV-TR.
- Keeps students abreast of the ever-changing subject matter.

NEW - Integrated coverage of sociocultural factors in relation to diversity—Material on diversity is integrated within the main body of the text, rather than separated out in boxes that students might skip over.
- Conveys clearly to students that understanding diversity is integral to the understanding of abnormal behavior.

An interactive, multimedia approach—Content in the text is integrated with the Website and CD-ROM through the use of marginal icons—Quizzes; Weblinks; Research Updates; and Videos. Each numbered, color-coded icon indicates which companion medium contains material that corresponds to material just covered in the text.
- Involves students hands-on with the text, allowing them to easily connect to resources for enrichment, review, or study at the click of a mouse.

NEW - Visual Overview Tables—At the end of every disorder chapter. Visually engaging study charts, presented in a consistent format, summarize information about major types of disorders.
- Helps students organize the vast amounts of information about all of the disorders and enables them to see “at a glance” how the information presented in a chapter fits together.

NEW - Think About It questions—Interspersed throughout the margins of each chapter. Poses Critical Thinking Questions, Review Questions, and Personal Reflection Questions.Ch. 1 outlines the skills of critical thinking and invites students to apply these skills in answering the Think About Itquestions.
- Encourages students to think critically about the topics they encounter.

NEW - Summing-Up “question and answer” summary sections.
- Students learn better from summaries when material is framed in terms of questions to answer rather than traditional narrative summaries.

NEW - Marginal glossary—Provides a running glossary in the text margins. Key terms are highlighted in bold throughout the text and defined in both the glossary in the back of the book and in the marginal glossary.
- Allows students quick-access to the vocabulary they'll need to master for effective communication in professional situations.

NEW - Reorganized introductory chapters—Separates historical perspectives (Ch. 1) and contemporary theoretical perspectives (Ch. 2).
- Provides students with a firm foundation in the theoretical perspectives on abnormal behavior, and the methods of assessment and treatment, before they begin examining specific clinical disorders.

Separate chapter on Violence and Abuse—Ch. 16, “Violence and Abuse”, considers the roots of aggressive behavior and how violent and abusive behavior represent forms of abnormal behavior.
- Underscores important social concerns (e.g. aggression, spouse abuse, child abuse, rape, and sexual harassment), and demonstrates that the study of abnormal behavior is not limited to traditional DSM categories.

“Tying It Together” feature—Follows discussions of theoretical perspectives of the major clinical disorders. Examines the interactions of psychological, sociocultural and biological factors involved in clinical disorders.
- Helps students integrate diverse theoretical perspectives.

“Truth-or-Fiction” chapter openers—Includes statements intended to motivate interest, highlight interesting new research findings, or encourage questioning of common folklore and preconceptions. Then gives students feedback about the accuracy of their preconceptions by revisiting the Truth or Fiction? statements throughout the chapter, at the points where the topics are discussed.
- Motivates students to read further and evaluate common preconceptions in light of scientific evidence, and makes it easier for them to connect the opening statements with the answers given later in the chapter.

Engaging case examples—Drawn from the authors' own case files and those of noted authorities in the field. New case examples represent such disorders as acrophobia, body dysmorphic disorder, and schizophrenia.
- Lets students see the principles of abnormal psychology in practice.

“Closer Look” boxed features—Highlights controversial issues in the field (e.g., Recovered Memory Controversy, EMDR: A Fad or a Find), and applications (e.g., How To Cope with a Panic Attack; Suicide Prevention; Rape Prevention; and Anger Management).
- Encourages students to reflect upon and think critically about controversial issues. Also serves as a springboard for class discussion.

Self-scoring questionnaires—Provides a series of self-assessments, with immediate scoring and feedback (e.g., Are You a Type A?; Fear of Fat Scale; Life Orientation (Optimism) Test).
- to evaluate their own attitudes and behavior patterns.

A free CD-ROM—Automatically packed with each book. Includes 20 video case vignettes featuring interviews with patients, clinicians, and researchers. The video case examples are indicated in the margins of the text with an icon, so students can easily see how the case examples relate to the text material.
- Students can read about the clinical features, then see and hear individuals who are diagnosed with a range of psychological disorders.

Recent developments in the field—Includes hundreds of new references to scientific developments in the field and incorporates information from the 2000 edition of the DSM-IV-TR.
- Keeps students abreast of the ever-changing subject matter.

Integrated coverage of sociocultural factors in relation to diversity—Material on diversity is integrated within the main body of the text, rather than separated out in boxes that students might skip over.
- Conveys clearly to students that understanding diversity is integral to the understanding of abnormal behavior.

Visual Overview Tables—At the end of every disorder chapter. Visually engaging study charts, presented in a consistent format, summarize information about major types of disorders.
- Helps students organize the vast amounts of information about all of the disorders and enables them to see “at a glance” how the information presented in a chapter fits together.

Think About It questions—Interspersed throughout the margins of each chapter. Poses Critical Thinking Questions, Review Questions, and Personal Reflection Questions.Ch. 1 outlines the skills of critical thinking and invites students to apply these skills in answering the Think About Itquestions.
- Encourages students to think critically about the topics they encounter.

Summing-Up “question and answer” summary sections.
- Students learn better from summaries when material is framed in terms of questions to answer rather than traditional narrative summaries.

Marginal glossary—Provides a running glossary in the text margins. Key terms are highlighted in bold throughout the text and defined in both the glossary in the back of the book and in the marginal glossary.
- Allows students quick-access to the vocabulary they'll need to master for effective communication in professional situations.

Reorganized introductory chapters—Separates historical perspectives (Ch. 1) and contemporary theoretical perspectives (Ch. 2).
- Provides students with a firm foundation in the theoretical perspectives on abnormal behavior, and the methods of assessment and treatment, before they begin examining specific clinical disorders.

1. Introduction and Methods of Research.

2. Contemporary Perspective on Abnormal Behavior.

3. Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior.

4. Methods of Treatment.

5. Stress, Psychological Factors, and Health.

6. Anxiety Disorders.

7. Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders.

8. Mood Disorders and Suicide.

9. Personality Disorders.

10. Substance Abuse and Dependence.

11. Eating Disorders and Sleep Disorders.

12. Gender Identity Disorder, Paraphilias, and Sexual Dysfunctions.

13. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders.

14. Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence.

15. Cognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging.

16. Violence and Abuse.

17. Abnormal Psychology and Society.

Abnormal Psychology (Psychology)

Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World, 7/E
Nevid, Rathus & Greene
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 648 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135128978 | ISBN-13: 9780135128978
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For courses in Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology.

Psychology in a Changing World puts a human face on the study of Abnormal Psychology.

Within the field of abnormal psychology, research developments continue to sharpen the understanding of abnormal behavior. In Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World, Nevid, Rathus, and Greene endeavor to bring these advances to students in a way that both stimulates interest and makes complex material understandable. More importantly, however, they recognize there is a basic human dimension to the study of abnormal psychology. The approach the authors take is to help students enter the world of people suffering from the range of disorders they encounter in the text. By including many illustrative case examples drawn from the authors' own case experiences and those of other practitioners, an accompanying video casebook of interviews with real people diagnosed with different disorders, and a landmark pedagogical feature of first-person narratives from people struggling with psychological disorders, Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World 7e helps put a human face on the study of abnormal psychology.

Author Bios

Jeffrey S. Nevid is a professor of psychology at St. John's University in New York, where he directs the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; teaches graduate courses in research methods, psychological assessment, and behavior therapy; and supervises doctoral students in clinical practicum work. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Albany and was awarded a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health Evaluation Research. He has published numerous articles in the areas of clinical and community psychology, health psychology, training models in clinical psychology, and methodological issues in clinical research. He holds a diplomate in clinical psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology, is a fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology (FAC1inP), has served on the editorial boards of several journals, and is presently an associate editor of The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. He is also an author of several leading textbooks in psychology and related fields and was keynote speaker in 2002 at the 16th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology.

Spencer A. Rathus received his doctorate from the State University of New York at Albany. He is on the faculty at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. His areas of interest include psychological assessment, cognitive behavior therapy, and deviant behavior. He is the originator of the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, which has become a Citation Classic. He has authored several books, including Psychology in the New Millennium, Essentials of Psychology, and The World of Children. He has coauthored Making the Most of College with Lois Fichner-Rathus; AIDS: What Every Student Needs to Know with Susan Boughn; Behavior Therapy, Psychology and the Challenges of Life and Health in the New Millennium with Jeffrey S. Nevid; and Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity with Jeffrey S. Nevid and Lois Fichner-Rathus. His professional activities include service on the American Psychological Association Task Force on Diversity Issues at the Precollege and Undergraduate Levels of Education in Psychology and on the Advisory Panel, American Psychological Association, Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) Task Force on Undergraduate Psychology Major Competencies.

Beverly Greene is a professor of psychology at St. John's University and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Orthopsychiatric Association, and the Academy of Clinical Psychology. She holds a diplomate in clinical psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology and serves on the editorial boards of numerous scholarly journals. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Adelphi University and is founding coeditor of Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues and coeditor of Education, Research and Practice in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Psychology: A Resource Manual (Vol. 5, 2000). The author of nearly 70 professional publications, Dr. Greene was the recipient of the 1996 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association's Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns, the 2000 Heritage Award from the APA Division of the Psychology of Women, and the 1995, 1996, and 2000 (co-recipient) of the Psychotherapy with Women Research Award from The Society for the Psychology of Women. One of her papers was honored with the 2000 Women of Color Psychologies Publication Award, an award she previously received in 1991 and 1995. Her coedited book, Psychotherapy with African American Women: Innovations in Psychodynamic Perspectives and Practice, was also the recipient of the Association for Women in Psychology's 2001 Distinguished Publication Award.

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