Abnormal Psychology: The Problem of Maladaptive Behavior

by Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason

This text provides students with a comprehensive review of the field of abnormal psychology. In the 8th edition, the authors systematically employ an interactional framework that incorporates personal variables and situational variables to examine how vulnerability and resilience influence the likelihood of mental disorders and recovery from them. The text explains and contrasts a variety of theoretical perspectives on each type of disorder.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Science, Reference

649 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Miguel Cisneros Saucedo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Formativo.

[Kamyar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Abnormal psychology concerns conditions known as mental disorders. In the first chapter, Sarason and Sarason review some historical background in diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders from ancient Greece to the modern era. In the following 2 chapters the authors discuss 7 different perspective in abnormal psychology, and the rest of the book is devoted to classification, epidemiology and treatment of mental disorders as defined by "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM-IV-TR).

A well-written and very informative book, but unfortunately it has some irritating mistakes especially at parts the authors discuss about biological perspective.

[Bren fall in love with the sea. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first read it in college..it is excellent. It is where I first learned about Maladaptive behavior.

This is a well written great book that goes into finite detail about specifics of human behavior.

For anyone who enjoys reading about the human brain I cannot imagine them not thoroughly enjoying this book.

[Hallie Huffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very outdated volume, but I liked the introduction to the subject matter.

[Lore LongSoulSystem · Rating 3 out of 5]

Iba no tan mal, con pequeños errores pasables, hasta el capítulo de trastornos del neurodesarrollo y el tratamiento del autismo.
En general es un buen compendio pero no debe usarse como fuente principal, tal vez solo como una referencia de conceptos pero de cualquier forma es mejor dirigirse a especialistas actualizados de cada área.

[Vishal N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suberb

[Andy Bautista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Woooo tantos datos importantes! Una vez más aplaudo a todos los médicos y personas que se dedican su vida al estudio de la mente emociones y salud.

[Vishal N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extraordinary book