05169oam 2200733I 450 991045105330332120200520144314.090-5702-190-00-203-17128-40-203-13678-01-280-32684-01-134-65132-5978661032684610.4324/9780203136782 (CKB)1000000000253003(EBL)165578(OCoLC)48139371(SSID)ssj0000230256(PQKBManifestationID)11204199(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230256(PQKBWorkID)10177252(PQKB)10188385(MiAaPQ)EBC165578(Au-PeEL)EBL165578(CaPaEBR)ebr10054848(CaONFJC)MIL32684(EXLCZ)99100000000025300320180706d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPsychopathology /John D. Stirling and Jonathan S.E. HellewellLondon ;New York :Routledge,1999.1 online resource (191 p.)Routledge modular psychology"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.0-415-19271-4 0-415-19270-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-170 and index.Psychopathology; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 A framework for scientific psychopathology; Introduction; Historical background; Mental derangement or mental illness?; Moral treatment; The modern era: brain or mind?; The twentieth century and science; The stress-diathesis model; What is abnormal?; Statistical infrequencies; Violation of norms; Maladaptive behaviour; Personal distress; Comment; Summary; 2 Classification and paradigms of abnormal behaviour; Introduction; The ICD and DSM; The DSM axes; Criticisms of ICD and DSM; Reliability; ValidityCategorical versus dimensional approachesParadigms of scientific psychopathology; Crossing boundaries in psychopathology; Summary; 3 The nature of schizophrenia; Introduction; Clinical picture; Onset; Course; Factors associated with good outcome; Factors associated with poor outcome; Epidemiology; Subtypes of schizophrenia; Four subtypes; Positive and negative symptoms; The three syndrome model; Two phases of illness; Treatment; Summary; 4 Aetiology of schizophrenia; Introduction; Biological approaches; Genetic factors; Brain structure and schizophrenia; Brain function and schizophreniaPsychological approachesPsychodynamic explanations; Family theories; Expressed emotion (EE); The cognitive-neuropsychological approach; Summary; 5 The nature of affective disorders; Introduction; Depression; Major depressive illness: the clinical picture; Minor depressive states: the clinical picture; Mood disorders associated with childbirth; Mania: the clinical picture; Hypomania; Bipolar affective disorder; Epidemiology of the affective disorders; Treatment; Prognosis; Summary; 6 Aetiology of the affective disorders; Introduction; Psychological approaches; Early childhood experiencesPsychosocial stress factorsLearned helplessness/hopelessness; Cognitive factors; Biological approaches; Genetic research; Neurotransmitter abnormalities; Summary; 7 The anxiety disorders and obsessional states; Introduction; The experience of anxiety; Phobias; Specific phobias; Social phobia; Agoraphobia and panic disorder; Generalised anxiety; Adjustment reaction; Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); Treatment; Summary; 8 Aetiology of anxiety disorders; Introduction; Psychological theories; Psychodynamic approaches; Conditioning theoriesTwo-process theoryPreparedness; Cognitive approaches; Biological mechanisms; The evolutionary basis of anxiety; Genetic mechanisms; Neurotransmitter dysfunction; A stress-diathesis model; Summary; 9 Eating disorders; Introduction; Anorexia nervosa; Clinical features; Treatment; Prognosis; Bulimia nervosa; Clinical fetaures; Treatment; Prognosis; Summary; 10 Vulnerability and perpetuating factors in eating disorders; Introduction; Vulnerability factors; Perpetuating factors; Summary; 11 Criticisms of psychopathology; Introduction; Mental illness does not exist; Szasz's 'myth of mental illness'CommentPsychopathology is a psychologically based account of the major mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety and mood disorders as well as eating disorders.Routledge modular psychology.Psychology, PathologicalNeurologyElectronic books.Psychology, Pathological.Neurology.616.89Stirling John D.1951-,948287Hellewell Jonathan S. E.1962-948288MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451053303321Psychopathology2143346UNINA