Bøger af David (Western Washington University) Sue

Sue/Sue/Sue/Sue's UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS ENHANCED, 12th Edition, provides an understanding of all the factors that go into Psychopathology. By taking a Multipath Model of Mental Disorders, this latest edition offers a comprehensive understanding of the biological, psychological, social and sociocultural factors that interact to produce mental disorders. It combines the intersection of multicultural, sociocultural and diversity issues with current societal events, detailed descriptions of various mental disorders and balanced coverage of psychopathology theories that inform treatment.

Fully updated to reflect DSM-5 and the newest scientific, psychological, multicultural and psychiatric research, this book introduces and integrates the Multipath Model of Mental Disorders to explain how four essential factors-biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural-interact to cause mental disorders.

This brief text offers a balanced, clear introduction to abnormal psychology and features the same sociocultural focus, multicultural emphasis, topical coverage, and engaging style of its parent text in a condensed, reader-friendly format. Fully updated to reflect the DSM-5, this edition continues to feature the Multipath Model of Mental Disorders, which visually and conceptually examines possible causes of the variety of mental disorders discussed in the text. Throughout the book, a focus on resilience highlights prevention and recovery from the symptoms of mental illness. The authors present material in a lively and engaging manner, incorporating a wealth of visuals and connecting topics to real-world case studies, current events, and issues of particular importance and relevance to today's college students.