Main description:

This first South African edition of Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach offers students a local version of this well-known text by David Barlow and V. Mark Durand. Balancing biological, psychological, social and cultural approaches, the ground-breaking integrative approach followed is the most modern, scientifically valid method for studying abnormal psychology. This edition successfully blends local and sophisticated research and an accessible writing style with the most widely recognised method of discussing psychopathology. Going beyond simply describing different schools of thought on psychological disorders, the authors explore the interactions of the various forces, both global ones and those unique to South Africa and Africa, that contribute to psychopathology. Furthermore, this South African edition includes a perspective on positive psychology and well-being in the context of psychopathology.

Contents:

1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
4: Research Methods
5: Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
6: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
8: Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders
9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
10: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria
11: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders
12: Personality Disorders
13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorder
14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
15: Neurocognitive Disorders
16: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
(NEW) 17: Positive Psychology Approach