Kenneth Carter

Psychopathology (eBook, PDF)

Understanding Psychological Disorders

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Accessible and comprehensive, this textbook portrays the real people behind the DSM-5 criteria, the theories, and the research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108534758
• Artikelnr.: 70911633

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Carter is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology and interim Dean at Oxford College of Emory University, where he teaches introductory courses in psychology as well as advanced courses in clinical psychopharmacology, research methods, and personality. Before joining the Oxford College faculty in 1994, Carter served as a senior assistant research scientist in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's prestigious Epidemic Intelligence Service, with a research focus on smoking as a risk marker for suicidal behaviors in adolescents. He has published extensively in both academic and lay publications, actively engaging in the translation of research in psychology into everyday language. His articles have been published in magazines such as Psychology Today and Women's Health, and he has appeared on programs such as CNN Tonight and NBC's Today show and hosted NBC's Mind of a Motorhead. His most recent book is Buzz!: Inside the Minds of Thrill-Seekers, Daredevils, and Adrenaline Junkies (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Overview of psychopathology and psychological disorders
2. Psychopathology perspectives: theories and treatments
3. Research, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
4. Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders
5. Trauma and stressor-related and dissociative disorders
6. Mood disorders
7. Somatic symptom, sleep, and psychological factors affecting health
8. Gender variation, sexual dysfunctions, and paraphilic disorders
9. Eating disorders
10. Disruptive impulse control and conduct disorders
11. Substance-related and addictive disorders
12. Personality disorders
13. Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
14. Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders
15. Legal and ethical issues
Glossary
References
Index.