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Abnormal Psychology
Tenth Edition| ©2018 Ronald J. Comer; Jonathan S. Comer
An award-winning teacher, accomplished researcher, and experienced therapist, Ron Comer knows how to communicate the complexities of the abnormal psychology, to speak to the concerns of students, and to portray the real human impact of psychological disorders. For the 10th edition of this market
An award-winning teacher, accomplished researcher, and experienced therapist, Ron Comer knows how to communicate the complexities of the abnormal psychology, to speak to the concerns of students, and to portray the real human impact of psychological disorders. For the 10th edition of this market leading textbook, Ron is joined by Jonathan Comer who brings his special expertise in developmental psychopathology research, brain circuitry, cognitive-behavioral research, and technology-driven treatment.
With its signature integrated coverage of theory, diagnosis, and treatment, and remarkably inclusive cross-cultural perspective, this new edition of Comer’s widely adopted textbook shows students where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stand today. In addition to a thorough updating, the new edition employs some extraordinary interactive tools to bring students face to face with the realities of psychological dysfunction, organized for easy access and assignability in LaunchPad, Worth Publishers’ breakthrough online course space.
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An award-winning teacher, accomplished researcher, and experienced therapist, Ron Comer knows how to communicate the complexities of the abnormal psychology, to speak to the concerns of students, and to portray the real human impact of psychological disorders. For the 10th edition of this market leading textbook, Ron is joined by Jonathan Comer who brings his special expertise in developmental psychopathology research, brain circuitry, cognitive-behavioral research, and technology-driven treatment.
With its signature integrated coverage of theory, diagnosis, and treatment, and remarkably inclusive cross-cultural perspective, this new edition of Comer’s widely adopted textbook shows students where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stand today. In addition to a thorough updating, the new edition employs some extraordinary interactive tools to bring students face to face with the realities of psychological dysfunction, organized for easy access and assignability in LaunchPad, Worth Publishers’ breakthrough online course space.
Features
Clinical Choices immersive learning activities - these interactive activities present a mix of video, audio, note-taking and assessment functionality to engage student. Students simulate the thought process of a clinician, engaging with virtual clients to identify the symptoms of psychological disorders (based on DSM-5 criteria) and think critically about diagnosis and treatment options.
InfoCentral feature -These infographics provide visual representations of data related to key topics and concepts in each chapter. These eye-catching visual representations of data help students recognize trends and patterns and make connections between related topics, as well as offer fascinating snippets of information to spur interest in chapter topics.
MindTech feature - Chapter sections that give special attention to particularly provocative technological trends in engaging and enlightening ways. Critical Thought questions as k students to reflect on the effects of technology on mental health, as well as its use in innovative treatments for psychological disorders.
PsychWatch boxes - These boxed features examine text topics in more depth, emphasizing the effect of culture on mental disorder and treatment and explore examples of abnormal psychology in movies, the news, and the real world.
Trending… boxes - These boxed features focus on hot topics that are trending, or current in abnormal psychology. Critical Thought questions encourage students to think critically about these current topics and consider different viewpoints.
Critical Thought questions - These provocative questions appear within the text narrative to ask students to pause and think critically about the material they have just read. Thinking critically about chapter contents, including MindTech boxes enables students to gain a deeper understanding of the topic at hand.
# marginal features (formerly “Between the Lines”) - These tweet length features offer fun and thought-provoking text relevant tidbits, surprising facts, current events, historical facts and enjoyable lists and quotes.
New to This Edition
The authors have enhanced, restructured, and updated the coverage of the biological model throughout the book -- with cutting edge discussions of brain circuits now at the center of the biological explanations and treatments for anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depressive disorders, among other forms of psychopathology.
The authors have enhanced, restructured, and updated the models sections throughout the textbook by combining the behavioral and cognitive explanations and treatments for psychological disorders into a coherent and nuanced cognitive-behavioral model, consistent with the current trend in the field. This offers greater clarity and mastery for readers.
The authors have introduced and applied the developmental psychopathology perspective throughout the book, a cutting edge perspective in the field that integrates the explanations and treatments for psychological disorders offered by the various models. The developmental psychopathology perspective explains how biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact at key points throughout the lifespan to help produce both normal and abnormal functioning.
Trending… -- These boxed features focus on hot topics that are trending, or current in abnormal psychology.
New Media Option!
Achieve Read & Practice
Achieve Read & Practice marries Macmillan Learning’s mobile-accessible eBook with the acclaimed LearningCurve adaptive quizzing. It is an easy-to-use yet exceptionally powerful teaching and learning option that streamlines the process of increasing student engagement and understanding. instructors can assign reading simply, students can complete assignments on any device, and the cost is significantly less than that of a printed book.
With Achieve Read & Practice:
• Instructors can arrange and assign chapters and sections from the eBook in any sequence they prefer.
• Assignments come with LearningCurve quizzes offering individualized question sets, feedback, and eBook references that adapt to correct and incorrect answers. If students struggle with a particular topic, they are encouraged to re-read the material and answer a few short additional questions.
• The Read & Practice gradebook tracks student performance individually and for the whole class, helping instructors prepare for class and one-on-one discussions.
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Table of Contents
Abnormal Psychology in Science and Clinical Practice
1. Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
2. Research in Abnormal Psychology
3. Models of Abnormality
4. Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Problems of Anxiety and Mood
5. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
6. Disorders of Trauma and Stress
7. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
8. Treatments for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
9. Suicide
Problems of the Mind and Body
10. Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms
11. Eating Disorders
12. Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
13. Sexual Disorders and Gender Variations
Problems of Psychosis and the Cognitive Function
14. Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
15. Treatments for Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Disorders
Life-Span Problems
16. Personality Disorders
17. Disorders Common Among Children and Adolescents
18. Disorders of Aging and Cognition
Conclusion
19. Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession
Authors

Ronald J. Comer
Ronald Comer has been a professor in Princeton University’s Department of Psychology for the past 46 years, also serving for many years as director of Clinical Psychology Studies and as chair of the university’s Institutional Review Board. In 2016 he transitioned to emeritus status at the university. He has received the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton, where his various courses in abnormal psychology were among the university’s most popular.
Professor Comer is also Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He has also been a practicing clinical psychologist and served as a consultant to Eden Autism Services and to hospitals and family practice residency programs throughout New Jersey.
In addition to writing the textbooks Abnormal Psychology (eleventh edition), Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology (ninth edition), Psychology Around Us (second edition), and Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology (second edition), Professor Comer has published a range of journal articles and produced numerous widely used educational video programs, including The Higher Education Video Library Series, The Video Anthology for Abnormal Psychology, Video Segments in Neuroscience, Introduction to Psychology Video Clipboard, and Developmental Psychology Video Clipboard.
Professor Comer was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate student at Clark University. He currently lives in Boynton Beach, Florida, with his wife, Marlene. From there he keeps a close eye on his nearby grandchildren Delia and Emmett, somehow making the same mistakes with them that he made with their father Jon and uncle Greg a generation ago. Then again, that turned out pretty well.

Jonathan S. Comer
Jonathan Comer is a professor of psychology at Florida International University, where he also directs the Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program. He is Past President of the Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of the American Psychological Association) and a leader in the field of clinical child and adolescent psychology. The author of approximately 200 scientific papers and chapters, he has received career awards from the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies for his research on innovative treatment methods, childhood anxiety and disruptive behaviors, and the impact of traumatic stress, disasters, and terrorism on children. His current work also focuses on ties between psychopathology, neurocircuitry, and the intergenerational transmission of psychological problems.
In addition to Abnormal Psychology (eleventh edition), Professor Comer has authored Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology (ninth edition) and Childhood Disorders (second edition) and edited The Oxford Handbook of Research Strategies for Clinical Psychology, among other books. He serves as Editor of the journal Behavior Therapy and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society of Clinical Psychology, the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice. He is also a practicing clinical psychologist.
Professor Comer was an undergraduate at the University of Rochester and a graduate student at Temple University. He currently lives in South Florida, with his wife, Jami, and their children Delia and Emmett. He loves music—both playing and listening—and enjoys keeping an eye on the often-frustrating Philadelphia sports teams that his father taught him to love/hate.
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