Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World - Jeffrey S. Nevid - 9780136062103

For courses in Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology. Psychology in a Changing World puts a human face on the study of Abnormal Psychology. Within the field of abnormal psychology research developments continue to sharpen the understanding of abnormal behavior. In Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World Nevid Rathus and Greene endeavor to bring these advances to students in a way that both stimulates interest and makes complex material understandable. More importantly however they recognize there is a basic human dimension to the study of abnormal psychology. The approach the authors take is to help students enter the world of people suffering from the range of disorders they encounter in the text. By including many illustrative case examples drawn from the authors' own case experiences and those of other practitioners an accompanying video casebook of interviews with real people diagnosed with different disorders and a landmark pedagogical feature of first-person narratives from people struggling with psychological disorders Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World 7e helps put a human face on the study of abnormal psychology.

TITLE: Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World

AUTHOR: Jeffrey S. Nevid

SKU: 9780136062103

PUBLISHER: Pearson Education (US)

DATE PUBLISHED: 11/01/2008

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 648

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 225 mm x 274 mm x 22 mm

WEIGHT: 1404 gr