Abnormal Psychology

Rosenberg, Robin; Kosslyn, Stephen

ISBN 10: 071671728X / ISBN 13: 9780716717287

Published by Worth Publishers, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Abnormal Psychology

Publisher: Worth Publishers

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Abnormal Psychology could not have been written a decade ago.  The collaborative effort of a clinical psychologist (Rosenberg) and a cognitive neuroscientist (Kosslyn) provides students with a fascinating, progressive, and modern view of how psychopathology is studied, understood, experienced, and treated today. 

Like no other text, it integrates the next generation of the biopsychosocial approach by including what we have learned about the brain and its role in psychological disorders.  This new neuropsychological approach shows the dynamic interplay between the neurological, psychological, and social factors involved in understanding psychological disorders and their treatment.   Equally important, Rosenberg and Kosslyn include captivating clinical material that puts a human face on psychological disorders.  The text includes page after page of riveting case studies, examples, quotes, and critical thinking exercises.  

By combining the neuropsychosocial approach with rich clinical material, students are provided with the “big picture” of abnormal psychology so they can understand and remember it, and apply it to the world around them. 

About the Author:

ROBIN ROSENBERG clinical psychologist in private practice and she has taught psychology courses at Lesley University and Harvard University, USA. Dr. Rosenberg specializes in treating people with depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, and is interested in the integration of different therapy approaches. She was the founder and coordinator of the New England Society for Psychotherapy Integration. STEPHEN KOSSLYN John Lindsley Professor of Psychology and former chair of the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, USA, as well as former Head Tutor [directing the undergraduate program in Psychology]. He currently is Dean of Social Science at Harvard as well as Associate Psychologist in the Department of Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. His research has focused primarily on the nature of visual mental imagery, visual perception, and visual communication; he has authored or co-authored 9 books and over 300 papers on these topics.