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Psicologia Clinica

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"Il campo della psicologia clinica si focalizza su tre domande tra loro collegate: come distinguiamo i comportamenti normali da quelli patologici? Come vengono classificati e diagnosticati i comportamenti patologici? Come possono venire compresi e modificati i comportamenti patologici?
Per trattare tali questioni, gli autori hanno organizzato il libro intorno a sei concetti basilari, che vengono introdotti fin dal primo capitolo e poi enfatizzati in quelli seguenti:
- l'importanza del contesto nel definire e comprendere la psicopatologia;
- il continuum tra comportamento normale e patologico;
- l'importanza del relativismo storico e culturale nel definire e classificare la psicopatologia;
- vantaggi e limiti della diagnosi;
- il principio della causalità multipla;
- la connessione tra mente e corpo.
Come clinici praticanti, Hansell e Damour avevano a disposizione numerosi casi esemplificativi che hanno inserito in ogni capitolo per illustrare concetti di base e per rendere il testo vivace e convincente. Anziché proporre casi inventati, che si conformino in modo preciso alle categorie del DSM-IV-TR, impiegano quindi i casi clinici per illustrare i modi con cui la psicopatologia solitamente si presenta nel mondo reale: quadri con sintomi misti che richiedono strategie di trattamento multimodali." Dalla quarta di copertina.
Traduzione di: Innocenti Fulvia, Martini Elisa
Titolo originale dell'opera: Abnormal Psychology
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA 2005


Abnormal Psychology by James Hansell and Lisa Damour bridges the gap between the evolving field of abnormal psychology and the current textbook market. This text is a new, innovative approach to the teaching of abnormal psychology. While covering the latest DSM-IV-TR system and categories, core concepts in abnormal psychology form the backbone of the text. Abnormal Psychology provides an alternative for professors searching for a manageable textbook for their students. Hansell and Damour wrote Abnormal Psychology to help students not get lost in the details of this complex and ever changing field. To achieve this feat, the authors focus on six core concepts that make this field intriguing and appealing to students: The importance of context in defining and understanding abnormalityThe continuum between normal and abnormal behaviorCultural and historical relativism in defining and classifying abnormalityThe advantages a nd limitations of diagnosesThe principle of multiple causalityThe connection between mind and body in abnormal behavior

Abnormal Psychology is designed to be accessible to the student and easy to use for the instructor. Hansell and Damour have streamlined the traditional table of contents of an abnormal psychology text to a fourteen chapter, affordable text without eliminating important material. For example, research methods are discussed throughout the text, social and legal issues are addressed in the chapters where they are most relevant, and treatment methods are covered in every chapter, not in a separate chapter on psychotherapy.

548 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2004

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Okay in the realm of textbook reads. I liked how it included things such as looking at limitations and disadvantages, multiple causalities ie not limiting to one set theory, the connection between body and mind, the context of the abnormality. Interesting case studies vintages that were highlighted.
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