Addresses how the whole person experiences and reacts to the diverse factors studied in abnormal psychology. Includes cases on record of well-known people; reprinted from journals. Cases contain details that are relevant to etiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations.
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Key Benefit: Research articles in abnormal psychology necessarily focus on specific theories and experiments. Other books focus on the historical, descriptive, research, diagnostic and treatment issues. But what most of these readings lack are significant, in-depth case studies illustrating abnormal behavior. This book fills that niche. Key Topics: This book brings the field of abnormal psychology to life through a rare combination of humor, readability and strong scholarship. Using a riveting mix of well-known figures and cases from his own experience, the author provides a rich array of case material to explore anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, affective disorders, psychosexual disorders, eating disorders, among others. Each case in the book contains the full background material relevant to etiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations. Also presented are significant family data in order to provide a clear picture of how specific behavior patterns were generated and maintained. Many cases dealing with current issues are included, such as a study of Jesse Temmendequas, the catalyst for Megan's Law dealing with sex offenders, and the case of Ronald Reagan's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Market: Psychologists and other mental health professionals.
About the Author
Dr. Robert Meyer is a Full Professor in the Psychology Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences of the University of Louisville. He received his M.A, and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Michigan State. He spent approximately two years as an assistant professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry at the Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, then came to the U of L in as an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychology Clinic. He was board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in both clinical and forensic psychology, and is a fellow in Divisions 12 (Clinical) and 41 (Law and Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. He is the author of over 60 published articles, 23 book chapters and 15 books, including The Clinician's Handbook: Integrated diagnostics, assessment, and intervention in adult and adolescent psychopathology (4th Ed.); The Child Clinician's Handbook (2nd Ed. — with B. Kronenberger); Law and Mental Health (with C. Weaver), Detection of Deception (with 3 co-authors); and in a lighter moment, The Complete Book of Softball. He was the editor for 15 years of the Bulletin of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, is a past-president of the Kentucky Psychological Association, and was an associate member of the Ethics Committee of the American Psychological Association. He was the co-recipient of a regional Grawemeyer Award for innovative curriculum development. In October of 2003, Dr. Meyer was presented the Distinguished Career in Psychology Award, their highest honor, by the Kentucky Psychological Association.
With Contributions by:
L. Kevin Chapman: Dr. Chapman is an Assistant Professor in clinical psychology at the University of Louisville. Dr. Chapman is the Co-Director of the Healthy Parents-Healthy Kids Research Lab (HPHK) at the University of Louisville, which specializes in anxiety and related disorders in diverse populations. Dr. Chapman is also the Chair of the Diversity Committee of the Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA), and the faculty advisor for the Black Students in Psychology (BSIP) organization at the University of Louisville. Dr. Chapman is also a member of the University of Louisville Performance Team for athletics, dealing with performance enhancement. Dr. Chapman’s research and clinical interests include the familial transmission of anxiety in African American families, risk and protective factors for the development of anxiety, and treatment of anxiety and related disorders. Dr. Chapman received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Centre College in 2000, Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Kentucky University in 2002, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Louisville in 2006. Dr. Chapman is originally from Louisville, Kentucky.
Christopher Weaver: Dr. Weaver is a Research Fellow with the Center for Health Care Evaluation and National Center for PTSD of the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Palo Alto, CA, as well as with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stanford University. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Louisville and attended clinical internship at the University of California - San Francisco where his research focused broadly on violence risk assessment and psychopathy. Among his publications, he has co-authored books on mental health law and adult psychopathology, and has taught a broad range of courses including psychology research methods and diversity in counselling. His current research examines the links between violent offending, Posttraumatic Stress, and Substance Use Disorders.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Brings abnormal psychology to life,
By misha227 (Pulaski, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Case Studies in Abnormal Behavior (7th Edition) (Paperback)
This is an excellent collection of case studies that illustrate the various classes of mental disorders. It is a useful addition to courses on psychopathology. Although most abnormal psychology texts have a few case studies, it is helpful to have even more examples.The book includes several case studies for each class of mental disorder, as well as descriptions of the common features of each class. It discusses differential diagnosis and treatment options for each class of disorder, although sometimes these discussions (particularly regarding treatment options) are not as thorough as one could hope. However, given that the purpose is to serve as a secondary text, it is more than adequate. One feature of the book can be a strength or a weakness, depending on your point of view. The author includes many case studies of famous people (e.g., Karen Carpenter for anorexia). This can be considered a strength, as it is likely to engage people in learning the material. It is also a weakness, primarily because these figures typically have much more severe forms of the disorder than most people are likely to encounter in clinical practice (most people with paraphilias are not like Jeffrey Dahmer). These examples are useful for learning about the core features of a disorder, but less useful for depicting the typical presentation in a clinical context. Even given this limitation, I highly recommend this book for anyone who is taking an advanced undergraduate course in psychopathology.
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Case studies and confidentiality,
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This review is from: Case Studies in Abnormal Behavior (8th Edition) (Paperback)
As one consider these case studies, I question the appropriateness of many of these case studies of public figures for various disorders. I don't know that the authors have had direct interviews with these individuals; hence, their information is mostly from secondary sources. If they did have direct interview information, it would be limited for release for public view from the usual confidentiality of provider-patient relationship, and could only be released with personal release by the patient. I think it would be ethical for the authors to be frank about the source of their information, and differentiate between primary source information, and secondary sources, which may contain biased or slanted views.
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