Abnormal Psychology - 2005 publication [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover: 696 pages
• Publisher: McGrawHill Humanitirs Social,2005; 4th edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073133698
• ISBN-13: 978-0073133690
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Susan Nolen-Hoeksema is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. Her research focuses on depression and mood regulation. Prior to joining the faculty of Yale in 2004, she was a faculty member at University of Michigan and Stanford University. Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema has received three major teaching awards and numerous awards for her research on depression, mood regulation, and gender, including the David Shakow Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association, and the Leadership Award from the Committee on Women of the American Psychological Association. Her research has been funded by grants from private foundations and the National Institute on Mental Health. Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema has published over 100 research articles and a dozen books, including scholarly books, textbooks, and three books for the general public on women's mental health.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nolen-Hoeksema's text: Is this the text to use?, January 30, 2001

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This review is from: Abnormal Psychology (Hardcover)

The book has some stregnths. It includes a large number of clinical vignettes, which may help students better understand psychopathology (although this may be overdone). The text also encourages compassion for those with mental disorders--a plus.

However, the text appears to written for a younger, less educated audience than most university students. And, on some specific topics, the text does not provide adequate coverage of the literature. Consider just one example. In the chapter that covers obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the author suggests that biological treatments "dominate research on OCD." The author mentions that exposure and response prevention has been shown to lead to significant symptom improvement, but fails to mention trials in which exposure and response prevention have been compared to medications in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. This is a major omission. There are also a number of typographical errors, which give the reader the sense that the book is unpolished--rushed off to the publisher before it was ready.

One other departure from the typical abnormal text that is worth knowing about: there is a separate chapter on suicide. This is a bit unusual. More typically suicide is covered along with the mood disorders.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Abnormal Psych College Student, February 5, 2010

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This review is from: Abnormal Psychology. Media and Research Update (Paperback)

This book is informational and easy to keep up with. No long complicated sentences and science-book like paragraphs. Also a good reference for research.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars College Textbook, January 16, 2011

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This review is from: Abnormal Psychology (Paperback)

I purchased this textbook for my daughter. It was delivered quickly and in great condition. I highly recommend this textbook.