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Psychology 5/e Book Cover
Psychology, 5/e
Lester M. Sdorow, Arcadia University
Cheryl A. Rickabaugh, University of Redlands
Psychological Disorders

Chapter Outline

  1. The Nature of Psychological Disorders
    1. Criteria for Psychological Disorders
      1. The Criterion of Abnormality
      2. The Criterion of Maladaptiveness
      3. The Criterion of Personal Distress
    2. Thinking Critically About Psychology and the Media: Does the Insanity Defense Let Many Violent Criminals Escape Punishment?
      1. The Nature of the Insanity Defense
      2. Controversy Concerning the Insanity Defense
      3. Guilty but Mentally Ill
    3. Viewpoints on Psychological Disorders
      1. The Biopsychological Viewpoint
      2. The Psychoanalytic Viewpoint
      3. The Behavioral Viewpoint
      4. The Cognitive Viewpoint
      5. The Humanistic Viewpoint
      6. The Social-Cultural Viewpoint
    4. Classification of Psychological Disorders
      1. The DSM-IV Criticisms of the Diagnosis of Psychological Disorders
      2. Psychology Versus Common Sense: Can Sane People Be Recognized in a Mental Hospital?
      3. Staying on Track: The Nature of Psychological Disorders
  2. Anxiety Disorders
    1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
      1. The Nature of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
      2. Causes of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    2. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
      1. The Nature of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
      2. Causes of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    3. Panic Disorder
      1. The Nature of Panic Disorder
      2. Causes of Panic Disorder
    4. Phobias
      1. The Nature of Phobias
        1. Specific Phobias
        2. Social Phobias
        3. Agoraphobia
      2. Causes of Phobias
        1. Biopsychological Factors
        2. Psychological Factors
    5. Staying on Track: Anxiety Disorders
  3. Dissociative Disorders
    1. Dissociative Amnesia and Fugue
      1. The Nature of Dissociative Disorders
      2. Causes of Dissociative Disorders
    2. Dissociative Identity Disorder
      1. The Nature of Dissociative Identity Disorder
      2. Causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder
    3. Staying on Track: Dissociative Disorders
  4. Mood Disorders
    1. Major Depression
      1. The Nature of Major Depression
      2. Causes of Major Depression
        1. The Biopsychological Viewpoint
        2. The Psychoanalytic Viewpoint
        3. The Behavioral Viewpoint
        4. The Cognitive Viewpoint
        5. Anatomy of a Research Study: Are People Who Ruminate About Their Problems More Likely to Become Depressed?
          1. Rationale
          2. Method
          3. Results and Discussion
        6. The Humanistic Viewpoint
        7. The Social-Cultural Viewpoint
    2. Bipolar Disorder
      1. The Nature of Bipolar Disorder
      2. Causes of Bipolar Disorder
    3. Suicide and Mood Disorders
    4. Staying on Track: Mood Disorders
  5. Schizophrenia
    1. The Nature of Schizophrenia
      1. Characteristics of Schizophrenia
        1. Sensory-Perceptual Symptoms
        2. Cognitive Symptoms
        3. Social-Emotional Symptoms
        4. Motor Symptoms
      2. Kinds of Schizophrenia
    2. Causes of Schizophrenia
      1. The Biopsychological Viewpoint
        1. Hereditary Factors
        2. Neurochemical Factors
        3. Season-of-Birth Factors
        4. Neurological Factors
      2. The Psychoanalytic Viewpoint
      3. The Behavioral Viewpoint
      4. The Cognitive Viewpoint
      5. The Humanistic Viewpoint
      6. The Social-Cultural Viewpoint
    3. Staying on Track: Schizophrenia
  6. Personality Disorders
    1. Borderline Personality Disorders
      1. The Nature of Borderline Personality Disorders
      2. The Causes of Borderline Personality Disorders
    2. Antisocial Personality Disorders
      1. The Nature of Antisocial Personality Disorders
      2. The Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorders
    3. Staying on Track: Personality Disorders








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