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Book SynopsisThis text offers a pragmatic and compassionate approach that can revolutionize readers' understanding of abnormal psychology.
Trade Review“I would strongly recommend this book to all practitioners…There is something to offer to all theoretical perspectives, fare for the history aficionados, and a practical quality to a level of theoretical thinking and application that is often missing in thicker tomes. The price is a bargain, it is quite readable, and you get both stories for the same price.” —PsycCRITIQUES®
“My advice to individuals interested in the field of abnormal psychology, including seasoned clinicians, students, and laypersons who are consumers of therapies, is to read with an open mind the well-written and engaging narrative of Not So Abnormal Psychology. They will discover a book that challenges them to think of the field of abnormal psychology critically, thereby identifying its current strengths and weaknesses.” —Metapsychology Online Reviews
“This is the type of text book I wish I had in my undergraduate, master’s or doctoral training as I think it would have greatly deepened my understanding of both the theories and concepts in abnormal psychology as well as given me insight into my own personal and emotional development.” –
New England Psychologist Table of Contents Preface
- The Personal Allure of a Behavioral Science
- The Social, Political, Historical, and Philosophical Context
- Theoretical Models of Abnormal Psychology: Approaches to Diagnosis, Assessment, and Development
- Psychological Suffering in Childhood
- Anxiety and Related Forms of Suffering
- Depression, Suicide, and Anorexia
- Personality Patterns That Engender Suffering
- Schizophrenia: Psychiatry's Poster Child
Afterword
References
Index
About the Author
