Abnormality / Martin E.P. Seligman and David L. Rosenhan.
By: Seligman, Martin E. P
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Contributor(s): Rosenhan, David L.
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BookPublisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Co., c1998Description: xviii, 473, 71 p. : ill(some col.) ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 039397085X.Subject(s): Psychology, PathologicalDDC classification: 616.89 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.89 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070209 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.89 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070208 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Addresses non-specialists who are studying abnormality in a general context. This text attempts to answer many questions, such as How can I measure anxiety?. It includes summaries of research material and recent DSM-IV diagnostics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Abnormality: past and present -- The biomedical model -- Psychological approaches -- Assessment, diagnosis and methodology -- Phobia, panic and the anxiety disorders -- Obsession, conversion and dissociation -- Personality disorders -- Depression and suicide -- The schizophrenias -- Childhood disorders -- Psychosomatic and organic disorders: the psychology of health -- Psychoactive substance abuse disorders -- Sexual dysfunction and sexual disorder -- Law and abnormality.