Theoretical Approaches to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Problems in the Behavioural Sciences) [Paperback]

Ian Jakes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 052102739X | ISBN-13: 978-0521027397 | Publication Date: November 2, 2006 | Edition: 1

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is currently the subject of considerable research, since recent epidemiological studies have suggested that the condition is more prevalent than was originally believed. This book offers a critical discussion of the most important theories that have been put forward to explain this disorder. The book includes behavioral/learning accounts (and cognitive-behavioral supplements of these), accounts based on Pavlovian personality theories (such as those by Eysenck, Gray, and Claridge), Pierre Janet's account, cybernetic approaches, psychodynamic approaches, Reed's "cognitive-structural" account, and biological approaches. Therapeutic approaches to the disorder are also considered, insofar as they are relevant to these theories.

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Review

"To the credit of the author, Theoretical Approaches to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder offers a seminal approach to the definition and classification of OCD...This book is sound, highly valuable, and a significant evaluation of OCD. This small volume is certainly worthy of review and study in clinical practitioners' libraries as a reference. The author has presented a highly logical and reasonably scientific contribution to clinical psychology. The evaluation in and of itself is rational, well-written, soundly documented, with subject and author indices very adequate...I am truly pleased to speak well of Theoretical Approaches to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Ian Jakes. In my judgment it is a book that contributes greatly to psychological literature." Contemporary Psychology

Book Description

Obsessive compulsive disorder is currently the subject of considerable research, since recent epidemiological studies have suggested that the condition is more prevalent than was originally believed. This book offers a critical discussion of the most important theories that have been put forward to explain this disorder. This book is unique in both the comprehensiveness and the depth of its coverage of theories of OCD. It also offers an entirely new approach to the definition of the disorder.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (November 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052102739X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521027397
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,283,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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