Understanding Abnormal Behavior [with CD-ROM]

by David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, Stanley Sue

"Abnormal Psychology" provides the most extensive coverage and integration of multicultural models. The authors help students to understand abnormal behavior as both a scientific and clinical endeavor while providing insight into the tools used by mental health professionals to study and treat disorders. For this purpose, "Critical Thinking" boxes provide evidence and questions that raise key issues, examine widely-held assumptions, or challenge students' own thinking to prompt them to examine issues as a psychologist would."Mental Health in Society" focus on issues that carry wide implications for society to stimulate critical thinking, evoke alternative views, and provoke discussion to help students explore a broader meaning of abnormal behavior.Chapter outlines and opening "Focus Questions" in the first two pages of each chapter give students an overview of topics and ask questions that guide students to seek answers as they read.Integrated chapter summaries revisit the most important concepts and provide possible answers to the "Focus Questions.""Myth and Reality" features help dispel students' preconceived notions regarding mental health issues and the field of abnormal behavior in order to enhance their critical-thinking skills.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, School, Reference, Nonfiction, Read For School, College

613 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

David Sue, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and an associate at the Center for Cross-Cultural Research at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.

Reviews

[Caroline Lake · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read literally every page of this for class so I figured it should count toward my reading goal. Honestly a well written textbook! Informative and not super boring. I appreciate their use of real-world examples to illustrate certain disorders. Reading this cover-to-cover as my only means of learning in this class was unfortunately not most effective for me overall. Decent textbook, will be transferring schools.

[des · Rating 3 out of 5]

9th edition is outdated for certain disorders and isn’t up to date with current edition of the DSM-5. Still a really comprehensive guide for students, and I like the use of multipath model as well as the real life scenarios that are used to direct learning. Read for a class 👌

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a textbook, but it's not boring. I really appreciated the continuous focus on the various interpretations of (and treatment methods for) each disorder from the different schools of psychological thought (cognitive, behaviorist, etc.)

The multiculturalist slant never felt too heavy-handed or tacked-on. It was brought in merely to shed light on missteps or assumptions in Western thought.

[Shadow · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a textbook. Nothing flashy and nothing mind blowing. Clear and precise. One of the better psychology text books I've used.

[Xolisa Teti · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is excellent

[Nicole]

you should read this if you really want to know about anything in the field of abnormal psychology. took this class with the same book, only different edition. it really explains mental disorders in a way that you would understand. i never really "studied" the book, as it i was basically just pleasure reading (even though it was the textbook for my class)