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Principles of Human Neuropsychology
G. Dennis Rains, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Psychopathology

Chapter Outline

WHAT IS PSYCHOPATHOLOGY?

THE SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS

Description

The Hypothesis of Multiple Etiologies of Schizophrenia

Genetic Factors

The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia

Gross Structural Abnormalities

Microstructural Abnormalities

Abnormalities Revealed by Functional Imaging

Neurological Abnormalities in Schizophrenia

Neuropsychological Functioning in Schizophrenia

The Hypothesis That Prefrontal Dysfunction Underlies Schizophrenia

MOOD DISORDERS

Major Depressive Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

ANXIETY DISORDERS

General Neurochemical Factors

Simple Phobias

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Panic Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

SOCIOPATHY

DEMENTING DISEASES

Alzheimer's Disease: A Cortical Dementia

Subcortical Dementias

UNSOLVED PROBLEMS

The Heterogeneity of Diagnostic Categories

Invalid Findings

Inferring Cause Based on the Effective Treatment of Symptoms

Disentangling Cause and Effect

Levels of Explanation

SUMMARY









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