Understanding Abnormal Behavior

by David Sue

Providing an inviting and stimulating look into abnormal psychology, Sue, Sue, Sue, and Sue's UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, 10th Edition, offers extensive coverage and integration of multicultural models, explanations, and concepts. The authors draw on important contributions from various disciplines and theoretical stances, engaging students in understanding abnormal behavior as scientific and clinical endeavors, while offering insight into the tools that mental health professionals use to study and treat disorders. The text continues the multipath model introduced in the 9th edition, once again emphasizing the importance of considering biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural factors and their interactions in the etiology of mental disorders. With more than 1,600 new references, this edition is thoroughly updated in its research and coverage. It also begins to discuss the proposed changes in the APA's DSM-5 definition of mental disorders and its implications, including its change of focus from a categorical to a dimensional system of personality assessment. The fresh design makes the text even more approachable and appealing to students. It is accompanied by a helpful support package for instructors and students.
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Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, School, Reference, Nonfiction, Read For School, College

704 pages, Kindle Edition

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9th edition is outdated for certain disorders and isn’t up to date with current edition of the DSM-5.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)