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Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition

James N. Butcher, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota

Susan M. Mineka, Northwestern University

Jill M. Hooley, Harvard University

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THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE TEXT IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

New DSM highlight boxes include the most up-to-date information about many of the proposed changes to the DSM that are expected in the DSM-5.
“Developments in Thinking” focus on applications of research to everyday life.

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A personalized study plan for each student, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, arranges content from less complex thinking–like remembering and understanding–to more complex critical thinking–like applying and analyzing. This layered approach promotes better critical-thinking skills, and helps students succeed in the course and beyond.
Assessment tied to every video, application, and chapter enables both instructors and students to track progress and get immediate feedback. With results feeding into a powerful gradebook, the assessment program helps instructors identify student challenges early–and find the best resources with which to help students.
An assignment calendar allows instructors to assign graded activities, with specific deadlines, and measure student progress.
Class Prep collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination, so instructors can keep students engaged throughout every class.
Speaking Out: The DSM in Context videos help students understand how the DSM criteria applies to real people with psychological disorders. Interviews with real patients, along with their friends and family, enable students to see symptoms of various conditions as well as understand the impact of these symptoms on the individual’s daily functioning.

IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING

“Unresolved Issues” found in selected chapters discuss current concepts that provoke discussion and increase critical thinking.
- Early treatment of people at clinical high risk of schizophrenia
- Use of marijuana for medical purposes
- Increasing use of cognitive enhancers to improve functioning in healthy people
“In-Review Questions” appear at the end of major sections of the chapters, providing regular opportunities for self-assessment and reinforcing learning.

ENGAGE STUDENTS

The chapters begin with a Case Study to engage students’ attention right from the start. These chapter openers create real-life connections.
Extensive case studies of individuals with various disorders are integrated in the text throughout the book. These cases bring important aspects of the disorders to life.

EXPLORE RESEARCH

Hundreds of new references have been added to reflect the ever-advancing field of abnormal psychology.
Special features boxes — “Development in Research,” “Developments in Practice,” and “The World Around Us” — focus on applications of research to everyday life, as well as current events, the latest research methodologies, technologies, and findings.
“Research Close-Up Terms” illuminate research methodologies. These terms are designed to give students a clear understanding of some of the most important research concepts in the field of abnormal psychology.

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Speaking Out video interviews with people who struggle with psychological disorders: This three volume DVD set of video segments allows students to see firsthand accounts of real patients with the various disorders described in the textbook. The interviews were conducted by licensed clinicians and range in length from 8 to 25 minutes. Disorders include major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anorexia nervosa, PTSD, alcoholism, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, social phobia, hypochondriasis, borderline personality disorder, Aspergers syndrome, and much more. Volumes II and III include both a patient interview as well as a second segment called Day in the Life which features interviews with friends, family, and co-workers to give a sense of how the patient and loved ones deal with the disorder on a daily basis. These videos are available on DVD for classroom use as well as through MyPsychLab. (DVD ISBNs: 0131933329, 0136003036, 0132308916)
The Instructor’s Manual includes a Chapter-at-a-Glance Grid, with comprehensive pedagogical information linking to other available supplements, a detailed chapter outline, teaching objectives covering major concepts, lecture material and updated list of video, media, web resources, and suggested readings.
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Lecture PowerPoint slides provide a more “traditional” presentation of chapter material.
Classroom Response System (CRS) is a technology that allows professors to ask questions to their students through text-specific PowerPoints provided by Pearson. Students reply using handheld transmitters called “clickers,” which capture and immediately display student responses.
The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
Class Prep collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination, so instructors can keep students engaged throughout every class.
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Overview of Changes

THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE TEXT IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

New DSM highlight boxes include the most up-to-date information about many of the proposed changes to the DSM that are expected in the DSM-5.

PERSONALIZE LEARNING WITH MYPSYCHLAB

The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
The Pearson eText allows students to access their textbook anytime, anywhere, and any way they want—including listening online or downloading to their iPad.
A personalized study plan for each student, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, arranges content from less complex thinking—like remembering and understanding—to more complex critical thinking—like applying and analyzing. This layered approach promotes better critical-thinking skills, and helps students succeed in the course and beyond.
Assessment tied to every video, application, and chapter enables both instructors and students to track progress and get immediate feedback. With results feeding into a powerful gradebook, the assessment program helps instructors identify student challenges early—and find the best resources with which to help students.
An assignment calendar allows instructors to assign graded activities, with specific deadlines, and measure student progress.
Class Prep collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination, so instructors can keep students engaged throughout every class.
Speaking Out: The DSM in Context videos help students understand how the DSM criteria applies to real people with psychological disorders. Interviews with real patients, along with their friends and family, enable students to see symptoms of various conditions as well as understand the impact of these symptoms on the individual’s daily functioning.

IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING

NEW Unresolved Issues features discuss current concerns about the early treatment of people at clinical high risk for schizophrenia, the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and the increasing use of cognitive enhancers to improve functioning in healthy people (e.g., students using Ritalin to do better on tests). These are designed to provoke discussion and increase critical thinking.

EXPLORE RESEARCH

Hundreds of new references have been added to reflect the ever-changing field of abnormal psychology.
The most up-to-date information about biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences on abnormal behavior are included and thoughtfully integrated into a comprehensive biopsychosocial approach. Coverage of multicultural issues has also been expanded.

ENGAGE STUDENTS

Most chapters now begin with a Case Study to engage students’ attention right from the outset.
- Many new case studies have also been added. Changes made to the organization of chapters now improve the flow of the writing and enhance learning.

SUPPORT INSTRUCTORS

The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
Class Prep collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination, so instructors can keep students engaged throughout every class.
Revised most robust PowerPoint slide collection on the market–include simulations, activities, embedded video, and a highly visual presentation of the chapter material. The slides come with a guided walk through on best practices for using the slides, instructor notes and ready to use student handouts.
Create a Custom Text: Butcher, Abnormal Psychology, 15th edition, is available in the Pearson Custom Library with some exceptions. Please go to the "Take a Closer Look" tab to see our list of selections that are not available for inclusion in a custom text before getting started.
- To begin building your custom text, visit www.pearsoncustomlibrary.com.
- Abnormal Psychology, 15th edition Study Guide is available within the Pearson Custom Library.

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James N. Butcher was born in West Virginia. He enlisted in the Army when he was 17 years old and served in the airborne infantry for 3 years, including a 1-year tour in Korea during the Korean War. After military service, he attended Guilford College, graduating in 1960 with a BA in psychology. He received an MA in experimental psychology in 1962 and a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, in 1990 and an honorary doctorate from the University of Florence, Florence, Italy in 2005. He is currently professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. He was associate director and director of the clinical psychology program at the university for 19 years. He was a member of the University of Minnesota Press’s MMPI Consultative Committee, which under-took the revision of the MMPI in 1989. He was formerly the editor of Psychological Assessment, a journal of the American Psychological Association, and serves as consulting editor or reviewer for numerous other journals in psychology and psychiatry. Dr. Butcher has been actively involved in developing and organizing disaster response programs for dealing with human problems following airline disasters. He organized a model crisis intervention disaster response for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport and organized and supervised the psychological services offered following two major airline disasters: Northwest Flight 255 in Detroit, Michigan, and Aloha Airlines on Maui. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Personality Assessment. He has published 55 books and more than 200 articles in the fields of abnormal psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and personality assessment.

Susan Mineka, born and raised in Ithaca, New York, received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude in psychology at Cornell University. She received a PhD in experimental psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and later completed a formal clinical retraining program from 1981–1984. She taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at the University of Texas at Austin before moving to Northwestern University in 1987. Since 1987 she has been Professor of Psychology at Northwestern and since 1998 she has served as Director of Clinical Training there. She has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including introductory psychology, learning, motivation, abnormal psychology, and cognitive-behavior therapy. Her current research interests include cognitive and behavioral approaches to understanding the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders. She is currently a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She has served as Editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology (1990–1994). She is currently serving as an Associate Editor for Emotion, and is on the editorial boards of several of the leading journals in the field. She was also President of the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology (1994–1995) and was President of the Midwestern Psychological Association (1997). She also served on the American Psychological Association’s Board of Scientific Affairs (1992–1994, Chair 1994), on the Executive Board of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (1992–1994, 2000–2003), and on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Society (2001–2004). During 1997–1998 she was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.

Jill M. Hooley is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. She is also the head of the experimental psychopathology and clinical psychology program at Harvard. Dr. Hooley was born in England and received a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Liverpool. This was followed by research work at Cambridge University. She then attended Magdalen College, Oxford, where she completed her D.Phil. After a move to the United States and additional training in clinical psychology at SUNY Stony Brook, Dr. Hooley took a position at Harvard, where she has been a faculty member since 1985.

Dr. Hooley has a long-standing interest in psychosocial predictors of psychiatric relapse in patients with severe psychopathology such as schizophrenia and depression. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and by the Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation. She is currently using fMRI to study emotion regulation in people who are vulnerable to depression and in people who are suffering from borderline personality disorder. Another area of research interest is non-suicidal self-harming behaviors such as skin cutting or burning.

In 2000, Dr Hooley received the Aaron T. Beck Award for Excellence in Psychopathology Research. She is currently the president of the Society for Research in Psychopathology. The author of many scholarly publications, Dr. Hooley is an Associate Editor for Applied and Preventive Psychology. She also serves on the editorial boards of several journals including the Journal of Family Psychology, Family Process, and Personality Disorders: Theory, Research and Treatment.

At Harvard, Dr Hooley has taught graduate and undergraduate classes in introductory psychology, abnormal psychology, schizophrenia, mood disorders, psychiatric diagnosis, and psychological treatment. Reflecting her commitment to the scientist-practitioner model, she also does clinical work specializing in the treatment of people with depression, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders.

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Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition

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