Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior

by David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, Diane M. Sue

This brief text offers a balanced, clear introduction to abnormal psychology and features the same sociocultural focus, multicultural emphasis, topical coverage, and engaging style of its parent text in a condensed, reader-friendly format. Fully updated to reflect the DSM-5, this edition continues to feature the Multipath Model of Mental Disorders, which visually and conceptually examines possible causes of the variety of mental disorders discussed in the text. Throughout the book, a focus on resilience highlights prevention and recovery from the symptoms of mental illness. The authors present material in a lively and engaging manner, incorporating a wealth of visuals and connecting topics to real-world case studies, current events, and issues of particular importance and relevance to today's college students.Important Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Genres: Textbooks, Nonfiction, Psychology

576 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

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

[Eliza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes. I literally read this from cover to cover. 😅

[Joanne Munro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent text for entry level students in Human Services...very up to date and clearly explains mental disorders while focusing on cultural sensitivity and reducing stigma...I plan to use this text for my Co-occurring Disorders course in the Spring...

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Textbook for my abnormal psych class. Book sucks. Opening the chapter on suicide with a full-page photo of a man holding a gun to his head is triggering af and the language used throughout the book is incredibly stigmatizing. The section on autism is super cringeworthy.

[Beatrix · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a textbook for an abnormal psychology class. A good introductory resource for this topic.

[Wesley]

kesha being called keisha in a section talking about her eating disorder is the worst

[Thomas Koziara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent.

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great textbook!

This was a fantastic textbook for my Abnormal Psychology class! It’s a college-level text. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is going into the field of psychology or social work.