Abnormal Psychology/Contains Dsm IV Revision [Hardcover]

David S. Holmes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0673996352 | ISBN-13: 978-0673996350 | Publication Date: June 1994 | Edition: 2nd

Known for engaging examples, interesting case studies and strong organization, this edition integrates treatment by presenting each disorder as a "package" of symptoms, explanations, and treatments. David Holmes is a master at making concepts clear and easy to understand. He writes in a conversational style and his goal is to talk with and engage students. He communicates a sense of excitement about the problems and progress occurring in the area of abnormal psychology, and incorporates many new findings about the causes and treatments of abnormal behavior. He also promotes critical thinking in his approach and features.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Known for engaging examples, interesting case studies and strong organization, this edition integrates treatment by presenting each disorder as a "package" of symptoms, explanations, and treatments.

David Holmes is a master at making concepts clear and easy to understand. He writes in a conversational style and his goal is to talk with and engage students. He communicates a sense of excitement about the problems and progress occurring in the area of abnormal psychology, and incorporates many new findings about the causes and treatments of abnormal behavior. He also promotes critical thinking in his approach and features.

For anyone interested in Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 678 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins College Div; 2nd edition (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0673996352
• ISBN-13: 978-0673996350
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,166,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging and informative, January 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Abnormal Psychology (Hardcover)

I was lucky enough to study abnormal psychology with the author, Dr. Holmes, at the University of Kansas. Like his classes, his textbook is fascinating, easy to follow, and to the point. Every principle is backed up with evidence and examples. This is one college textbook I intend to keep.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent textbook, April 1, 2001

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Maria from London (London UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abnormal Psychology (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

I am a psychology student (in Greece) & I bought this book to help me with an abnormal psychology course that I'm taking this year. I searched in Amazon for the best textbook on the subject, & read that this one is probably the best one. I was very happy to find out, after using it this semester, that that's probably true. Of course I haven't read all the other textbooks on the same subject, still I can easily recommend this book.

I appreciated D.Holmes conversational style, I found his numerous examples very helpful. I also appreciated the fact that his book is very up-to-date with current findings, & covers all different aspects & opinions about each disorder. Photographs, charts, case-studies have all been extremely helpful, & make this textbook accessible & pleasant to read for all psychology students. Possibly one of the best books to intoduce you to the fascinating subject of abnormal psychology.

The only small complaint I have is that there's probably a slight bias towards cognitive explanations for the disorders, & a lot less about psychodynamic explanations.. I would be interested to read an abnormal psychology textbook, written from a psychodynamic point of view. Other than that, "Abnormal Psychology" by David Holmes is a great textbook.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for students in psychology, September 18, 2000

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college student (Brooklyn, NY usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abnormal Psychology (Hardcover)

this book is great for anyone including college students. This book has more information than any other psychology books. the publisher when puttinng this book together had an idea of including good and useful examples in the book.