Abnormal psychology

Defining mental disorder: Personal distress Disability Violation of social norms Dysfunction History of psychopathology Early demonology Early biological explanations Dark Ages and demonology Development of asylums Evolution of contemporary thought Biological approaches Psychological approaches Mental health professions Current Paradigms In Psychopathology Genetic paradigm Behavior genetics Molecular genetics Gene-environment interactions Reciprocal gene-environment interactions Evaluating the genetic paradigm Neuroscience paradigm: Neurons and neurotransmitters Structure and function of the human brain Neuroendocrine system Neuroscience approaches to treatment Evaluating the neuroscience paradigm Cognitive behavioral paradigm: Influences from behavior therapy Cognitive science Role of the unconscious Cognitive behavior therapy Evaluating the cognitive behavioral paradigm Factors that cut across the paradigms: Emotion and psychopathology Sociocultural factors and psychopathology Interpersonal factors and psychopathology Diathesis-stress: an integrative paradigm Diagnosis And Assessment: Cornerstones of diagnosis and assessment: Reliability Validity Classification and diagnosis: Diagnostic system of the American Psychiatric Association: toward DSM-5 Specific criticisms of the DSM General criticisms of diagnosing mental illness Psychological assessment: Clinical interviews Assessment of stress Personality tests Intelligence tests Behavioral and cognitive assessment Neurobiological assessment: Brain imaging: seeing the brain Neurotransmitter assessment Neuropsychological assessment Psychophysiological assessment Cautionary note about neurobiological assessment Cultural and ethnic diversity and assessment: Cultural bias in assessment Strategies for avoiding cultural bias in assessment Research Methods In Psychopathology: Science and scientific methods Approaches to research on psychopathology: Case study Correlational method Experiment Integrating the findings of multiple studies

Mood Disorders: Clinical descriptions and epidemiology of mood disorders: Depressive disorders Bipolar disorders Subtypes of depressive disorders and bipolar disorders Etiology of mood disorders: Neurobiological factors in mood disorders Social factors in depression: life events and interpersonal difficulties Psychological factors in depression Fitting together the etiological factors in depressive disorders Social and psychological factors in bipolar disorder Treatment of mood disorders: Psychological treatment of depression Psychological treatment of bipolar disorder Biological treatment of mood disorders Depression and primary care Final note on treatment Suicide: Epidemiology of suicide and suicide attempts Models of suicide Preventing suicide Anxiety Disorders: Clinical descriptions of the anxiety disorders: Specific phobias Social anxiety disorder Panic disorder Agoraphobia Generalized anxiety disorder Comorbidity in anxiety disorders Gender and sociocultural factors in the anxiety disorders: Gender Culture Common risk factors across the anxiety disorders: Fear conditioning Genetic factors: are genes a diathesis for anxiety disorders? Neurobiological factors: the fear circuit and the activity of neurotransmitters Personality: behavioral inhibition and neuroticism Cognitive factors Etiology of specific anxiety disorders: Etiology of specific phobias Etiology of social anxiety disorder Etiology of panic disorder Etiology of agoraphobia Etiology of generalized anxiety disorder Treatments of the anxiety disorders: Commonalities across psychological treatments Psychological treatments of specific anxiety disorders Medications that reduce anxiety Obsessive-Compulsive Related And Trauma-Related Disorders: Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: Clinical descriptions and epidemiology of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders Etiology of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders Treatment of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders Posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder: Clinical description and epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder Etiology of posttraumatic stress disorder Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder Dissociative Disorders And Somatic Symptom Disorders: Dissociative disorders: Dissociation and memory Dissociative amnesia Depersonalization/derealization disorder Dissociative identity disorder Somatic symptom disorders: Clinical description of complex somatic symptom disorder Clinical description of illness anxiety disorder Clinical description of functional neurological disorder Etiology of somatic symptom disorders Treatment of somatic symptom disorders Schizophrenia: Clinical descriptions of schizophrenia: Positive symptoms Negative symptoms Disorganized symptoms Movement symptoms Schizophrenia and the DSM-5 Etiology of schizophrenia: Genetic factors Role of neurotransmitters Brain structure and function Environmental factors influencing the developing brain Psychological factors Developmental factors Treatment of schizophrenia: Medications Psychological treatments Substance Use Disorders: Clinical descriptions, prevalence, and effects of substance use disorders: Alcohol use disorder Tobacco use disorder Marijuana Opiates Stimulants Hallucinogens, ecstasy, and PCP Etiology of substance use disorders: Genetic factors Neurobiological factors Psychological factors Sociocultural factors Treatment of substance use disorders: Treatment of alcohol use disorder Treatments for smoking Treatment of drug use disorders Prevention of substance use disorders Summary Chapter 11: Eating Disorders: Clinical descriptions of eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa Binge eating disorder Etiology of eating disorders: Genetic factors Neurobiological factors Cognitive behavioral factors Sociocultural factors Other factors contributing to the etiology of eating disorders Treatment of eating disorders: Medications Psychological treatment of anorexia nervosa Psychological treatment of bulimia nervosa Psychological treatment of binge eating disorder Preventive interventions for eating disorders

Sexual Disorders: Sexual norms and behavior: Gender and sexuality Sexual response cycle Sexual dysfunctions Clinical descriptions of sexual dysfunctions Etiology of sexual dysfunctions Treatments of sexual dysfunctions Paraphilias: Fetishistic disorder Pedohebephilic disorder and incest Voyeuristic disorder Exhibitionistic disorder Frotteuristic disorder Sexual sadism and masochism disorders Etiology of the paraphillas Treatments for the paraphilias Disorders Of Childhood: Classification and diagnosis of childhood disorders Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Clinical descriptions, prevalence, and prognosis of ADHD Etiology of ADHD Treatment of ADHD Conduct disorder: Clinical description, prevalence, and prognosis of conduct disorder Etiology of conduct disorder Treatment of conduct disorder Depression and anxiety in children and adolescents: Depression Anxiety Learning disabilities: Clinical descriptions Etiology of learning disabilities Treatment of learning disabilities Intellectual developmental disorder: Diagnosis and assessment of intellectual developmental disorder Etiology of intellectual developmental disorder Treatment of intellectual developmental disorder Autism spectrum disorder: Clinical descriptions, prevalence, and prognosis of autism spectrum disorder Etiology of autism spectrum disorder Treatment of autism spectrum disorder Late Life And Neurocognitive Disorders: Aging: issues and methods: Myths about late life Problems experienced in late life Research methods in the study of aging Psychological disorders in late life: Estimating the prevalence of psychological disorders in late life Methodological issues in estimating the prevalence of psychopathology Neurocognitve disorders in late life: Dementia Delirium

Personality And Personality Disorders:

Comparing personality assessment in the DSM-IV-TR and the proposed DSM-5

Steps of personality assessment in the proposed DSM-5:

Levels of personality functioning

Personality disorder types

Personality trait domains and facets

Personality disorder types:

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Narcissistic personality disorder

Schizotypal personality disorder

Avoidant personality disorder

Antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy

Borderline personality disorder

Treatment of personality disorders:

General approaches to the treatment of personality disorders

Treatment of schizotypal personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, and psychopathy

Treatment of borderline personality disorder

Legal And Ethical Issues:

Criminal commitment:

Insanity defense

Competency to stand trial

Insanity, intellectual disability, and capital punishment

Civil commitment:

Preventive detention and problems in the prediction of dangerousness

Toward greater protection of the rights of people with mental illness

Deinstitutionalization, civil liberties, and mental health

Ethical dilemmas in therapy and research:

Ethical restraints on research

Informed consent

Confidentiality and privileged communication

Who is the client or patient?