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    Abnormal Psychology - 1st Edition

    Abnormal Psychology - 1st Edition

    Abnormal Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University. The book tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders in 15 modules. This journey starts by discussing what abnormal behavior is by attempting to understand what normal behavior is. Models of abnormal psychology and clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment are then discussed. With these three modules completed, the authors next explore several classes of mental disorders in 5 blocks. Block 1 covers mood, trauma and stressor related, and dissociative disorders. Block 2 covers anxiety, somatic symptom, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Block 3 covers eating and substance-related and addictive disorders. Block 4 tackles schizophrenia spectrum and personality disorders. Finally, Block 5 investigates neurocognitive disorders and then ends with a discussion of contemporary issues in psychopathology. Disorders are covered by discussing their clinical presentation and DSM Criteria, epidemiology, comorbidity, etiology, and treatment options.

    Subjects:
    Health Sciences, Psychology, Social Work and Human Services, and Nursing
    Keywords:
    Schizophrenia Psychology Pathological Psychiatry Textbooks
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    A Short Handbook for writing essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences

    A Short Handbook for writing essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences

    A retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son, a History professor, on a new version of the writing manual he wrote and used for decades at the University of California, Davis.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Humanities Social sciences Textbooks Academic writing
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    A Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences

    A Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences

    This resource is intended as an easy-to-use guide for anyone who needs some quick and simple advice on quantitative aspects of research in social sciences, covering subjects such as education, sociology, business, nursing. If you area qualitative researcher who needs to venture into the world of numbers, or a student instructed to undertake a quantitative research project despite a hatred for maths, then this booklet should be a real help.

    Subjects:
    Social Sciences and Statistics and Research Methods
    Keywords:
    Social sciences -- Research Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology Textbooks
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