Abnormal Psychology, Global Edition, 18th edition

Thistitle is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has workedclosely with educators around the world to include content which is especiallyrelevant to students outside the United States.

For courses inAbnormal PsychologyA comprehensive overview of abnormal psychology, with DSM-5 coveragethroughout
Abnormal Psychology provides a comprehensive and engagingintroduction to the primary psychological disorders studied within thediscipline. Maintaining a focus on the individuals at the heart of the study ofabnormal psychology, authors Jill Hooley, Matthew Nock, and James Butcheremploy a biopsychosocial approach that helps students achieve an understandingof the holistic context in which abnormalities of behavior occur. The 18thEdition reflects the newest and most relevant research findings, presentedin ways designed to be as engaging as possible to the next generation ofstudents.

An engaging approach and captivating features encourage students tothink critically about the discipline

• Engaging boxed features highlight topics of particular interest, focusing on applications of research to everyday life, current events, and the latest research methodologies, technologies, and findings.
• Developments in Research features discuss topics like nocturnal panic attacks and new approaches to the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
• Developments in Thinking features focus on concepts such as melancholia through the ages and the humanistic and existential perspectives.
• Developments in Practice features offer coverage of new options for adults with anorexia nervosa and how video games can help children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
• The World Around Us features highlight issues such as binge drinking in college and deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.
• End-of-chapter Unresolved Issues features demonstrate how far we have come and how far we have yet to go in our understanding of psychological disorders. The sometimes-controversial topics covered provide insight into the future of the field.
• DSM-5 boxes offer the most up-to-date (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for all of the disorders discussed. In a convenient and visually accessible form, these boxes provide a helpful study tool that reflects current diagnostic practice, and help students understand disorders in a real-world context.
• Thinking Critically about DSM-5 boxes introduce students to the revised DSM and encourage them to think critically about the implications of the changes, many of which were contentious and controversial.

Student-focused pedagogy guides students as they learn

• Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter orient readers to the material that will be presented. These learning objectives appear again in the specific sections to which they apply, making it easier for readers to identify what they should be learning in each section, as well as at the end of each chapter. This provides students with an excellent tool for study and review.
• Organized around the learning objectives presented at the start of the chapter, chapter summaries recap the essential points of the chapter. Formatted as bulleted lists rather than formal paragraphs, they make the information easier to scan and more accessible.
• Extensive case studies of individuals with various disorders are integrated throughout the text, bringing important aspects of the disorders to life. These case studies also remind readers that the problems of abnormal psychology affect the lives of people from diverse backgrounds who have much in common with all of us. Images make these case studies more dynamic, and accompanying questions encourage students to think critically.
• Appearing throughout each chapter, Research Close-Up terms illuminate research methodologies, and give students a clearer understanding of some of the most important research concepts in the field of abnormal psychology.
• Key terms are identified when they first appear in each chapter, listed at the end of the chapter (with page references), and defined in the glossary at the end of the text.

New and updated content keeps the text up-to-date

• Updated - The authors have updated the content presented to ensure that students have access to the most up-to-date topics in the field. Some examples of updated content include the following:
• Chapter 4 describes new assessment methods increasingly being used by psychologists to understand human behavior, such as smartphones and wearable biosensors.
• Chapter 7 explains how psychologists can now use brain imaging techniques to identify people who are thinking about suicide.
• Chapter 11 offers updated information about what is known about the effects of some recreational drugs, such as ecstasy.
• Chapter 12 has been revised significantly to include updated information about sexual dysfunctions, gender dysphoria, and paraphilic disorders.
• Chapter 17 covers the Goldwater Rule, which has long prohibited mental health professionals from commenting on the mental health of people they have not formally assessed.
• New - A detailed but accessible description of the new National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria (or “RDoC”) approach helps students understand this framework which plays a central role in research on abnormal psychology.
• Updated - Reflecting the ever-changing field of abnormal psychology, hundreds of new references have been added, highlighting the discipline’s newest and most important research findings.

New and updated content keeps the text up-to-date

• Updated - The authors have updated the content presented to ensure that students have access to the most up-to-date topics in the field. Some examples of updated content include the following:
• Chapter 4 describes new assessment methods increasingly being used by psychologists to understand human behavior, such as smartphones and wearable biosensors.
• Chapter 7 explains how psychologists can now use brain imaging techniques to identify people who are thinking about suicide.
• Chapter 11 offers updated information about what is known about the effects of some recreational drugs, such as ecstasy.
• Chapter 12 has been revised significantly to include updated information about sexual dysfunctions, gender dysphoria, and paraphilic disorders.
• Chapter 17 covers the Goldwater Rule, which has long prohibited mental health professionals from commenting on the mental health of people they have not formally assessed.
• A detailed but accessible description of the new National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria (or “RDoC”) approach helps students understand this framework which plays a central role in research on abnormal psychology.
• Updated - Reflecting the ever-changing field of abnormal psychology, hundreds of new references have been added, highlighting the discipline’s newest and most important research findings.