Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders

by Richard P. Halgin, Susan Krauss Whitbourne

Presenting the Human Experience of Psychological Disorders. In Richard Halgin and Susan Krauss Whitbourne's "Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders," students are shown the human side of Abnormal Psychology. Through the widespread use of current and highly relevant clinical case studies, the biographies and first-person quotations in the "Real Stories" feature, and the unique case media program "Faces Interactive Online," students are presented with real-life portrayals of the disorders featured in the text. The new sixth edition includes updated research coverage and increased pedagogy, designed to maximize student comprehension. The text maintains the integrative approach to treatment using the biopsychosocial model, the lifespan approach, and the succinct coverage that have been the foundations of the text's success.

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

576 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Nima · Rating 3 out of 5]

کتاب خوب و جمع و جوری بود برای آشنایی با اختلالات روانی. اما انگار به سمت نظریه‌های زیستی جهت گیری داشت. مثلا کامل از نظر دیدگاه زیستی اختلال رو تشریح می‌کرد اما یا اصلا از دیدگاه روان پویشی بررسی نمی‌کرد یا مثلا کلا تو دو خط از این دیدگاه صحبت می‌کرد.

[Gryphyn Bloodheart]

An excellent textbook, with digestible chapters (always a primary concern for me). It made class pretty easy to keep up with. Well-organized, well-written, and I was satisfied overall.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a text book, this is very engaging and insightful. It has more charts and data than would be expected and makes a point to highlight important terms and provide both a glossary and index.

[Iris Nevers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great textbook, full of great information even if you're not a psychology major. This is a textbook I'll be keeping for a long time.

[debytastwr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written, and this has more charts and datas than I expected. Not so hard to read even when I'm not majoring psychology.

[A.M. Radio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book 📕

[Jesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok, not the normal Peace Corps read, but I took an online class to prepare for grad school applications. Wow undergrad classes are so much easier when you read the text books haha. Oh well, onward and upward. And for a text book this was a pretty good one. Well organized and well written. The fictional examples of people with certain disorders kind of made me roll my eyes, but it was nicely organized and easy to follow, which I appreciate. We'll see how my developmental textbook compares for my summer course.

[Lindsay Allyson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. It was neatly laid out and well structured. I love when textbooks break up the text with color pictures and charts. Not only does it help me understand the topic, but the aesthetic makes it so much easier to read.

This book was definitely easy to read. It was well written and provided enough information to get a working knowledge of mental disorders. I also really like how the book explained the new changes in the DSM5.

[saba · Rating 4 out of 5]

ترجمه یحیی سید محمدی

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written textbook with good real-world, practical examples to help apply and understand material.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great psychology textbook, some chapters are a little dry ... even for a psych minor... But I love the fact that it shows the updates along with the history of diagnoses for certain disorders.

[haudgepaudge · Rating 2 out of 5]

Extremely dry and wordy, probably the result of most assignments in higher ed valuing quantity over quality. There are much better resources for psychology textbooks than this one.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive understanding of psych disorders and functioning.