| Edition |
11th ed.
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| Publication |
New Delhi, PHI Learning Pv. Ltd., 2014.
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| Description |
xx, 676pBlue spine
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| Series |
Eastern Economy Edition
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| Summary/Abstract |
This highly acclaimed and widely aopted text, now in its 11th edition, continues to combine with great skill the fundamental principles, clinical research and pedagogy to provide a clear understanding of the subject.
Using numerous illustrative cases and a wealth of clinical examples, it provides a profound analysis of the difficulties faced by people beause of theirr own personality problems, interactions with others and the situations and challenges they confront in life.
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| Contents |
Introduction
Theoretical perspectives on maladaptive behavior
The therapeutic enterprise: choices, techniques, evaluation
Classification and assessment
Stress, coping and maladaptive behavior
Bodily maladaptations: eating, sleeping and psychophysiological disorders
Disorders of bodily preoccupation
8. Anxiety disorders
9. Sexual variants and disorders
10. Personality disorders
11. Mood disorders and suicide
12. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
13. Cognitive impairment disorders
14. Substance-related disorders
15. Disorders of childhood and adolescence
16. Pervasive developmental disorders and mental retardation
17. Society's response to maladaptive behavior.
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| Standard Number |
9788120326637 Pb.
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