Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior / Edition 3

by David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, Diane M. Sue, Stanley Sue

Overview

This brief text offers a balanced, clear introduction to abnormal psychology and features the same sociocultural focus, multicultural emphasis, topical coverage, and engaging style of its parent text in a condensed, reader-friendly format. Fully updated to reflect the DSM-5, this edition continues to feature the Multipath Model of Mental Disorders, which visually and conceptually examines possible causes of the variety of mental disorders discussed in the text. Throughout the book, a focus on resilience highlights prevention and recovery from the symptoms of mental illness. The authors present material in a lively and engaging manner, incorporating a wealth of visuals and connecting topics to real-world case studies, current events, and issues of particular importance and relevance to today's college students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781305639997
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	576
Sales rank:	317,882
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

David Sue is professor emeritus of psychology at Western Washington University, where he is an associate of the Center for Cross-Cultural Research. He also has served as director of the Psychology Counseling Clinic and the Mental Health Counseling Program. Dr. Sue's research interests revolve around multicultural issues in individual and group counseling. He and his wife co-authored COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY, and he is co-author of COUNSELING THE CULTURALLY DIVERSE: THEORY AND PRACTICE. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Washington State University.


Derald Wing Sue is professor of psychology and education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has written extensively in the field of multicultural counseling/therapy, microaggression theory and racial dialogues. He is the author of bestselling COUNSELING THE CULTURALLY DIVERSE: THEORY AND PRACTICE. A former president of both the Society of Counseling Psychology and the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, Dr. Sue has been honored with numerous awards for teaching and service. He received his doctorate from the University of Oregon.


Diane M. Sue has worked as a school psychologist and counselor as well as with adults needing specialized care for mental illness and neurocognitive disorders. Her areas of expertise include child and adolescent psychology, aging and neuropsychology, and she co-authored COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY. A former adjunct faculty member at Western Washington University, Dr. Sue received the Western Washington University College of Education Professional Excellence Award and the Washington State School Psychologist of the Year Award. She received her Ed.S. in school psychology and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.


Stanley Sue is professor of psychology and director of the Center for Excellence in Diversity at Palo Alto University. From 1971 to 1981, he was assistant and associate professor of psychology at the University of Washington; Professor of Psychology, UCLA (1981-1996); and professor of psychology at UC Davis (1996-2010 and now emeritus distinguished professor). Dr. Sue served as the 2010 president of the Western Psychological Association.

Table of Contents

1. Abnormal Behavior. 2. Models of Abnormal Behavior. 3. Clinical Research, Assessment, and Classification of Abnormal Behavior. 4. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 5. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders. 6. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders. 7. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders. 8. Suicide. 9. Eating Disorders. 10. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders. 11. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders. 12. Neurocognitive Disorders. 13. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders. 14. Personality Psychopathology. 15. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence. 16. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.

Editorial Reviews

". . . Like the first edition, it provides a good amount of coverage in brief format and it includes multicultural perspectives. The addition of 'Resilience Boxes' is a new strength."

"I love that the chapters were structured to dovetail with the DSM criteria. It demystifies the resistance that many people have about learning about disorders and the thought that they may actually have symptoms."

"I believe the entire book is of the utmost quality. I like its brevity and conciseness without sacrificing current research references. I like the opening stories and vignettes, the case studies throughout, the checkpoint reviews and summaries. These help keep a student focused and make the reading enjoyable. The Did You Know sections, while somewhat brief at times, are a valuable addition. These kind of give the reader an 'ah ha' moment when you read something that completely surprises you!"

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