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Understanding Psychological Disorders Enhanced

By David Sue, Derald Sue, Diane M. Sue, Stanley Sue

12th Edition © 2025
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Course:Abnormal Psychology
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Reflecting the latest trends in research and current events, Sue/Sue/Sue/Sue's UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS ENHANCED, 12th Edition, delivers balanced coverage of psychopathology theories, research and clinical implications. Fully updated with DSM-5-TR, it incorporates the Multipath Model of Mental Disorders to explain how biological, psychological, social and sociocultural factors interact to contribute to mental disorders. A stronger focus on resilience emphasizes prevention and recovery. Highlighting the need for expanding conversations regarding race, ethnicity and social justice, the text continues to focus on the multicultural and diversity aspects of abnormal psychology and their intersection with current societal events. Real-world case studies bring chapter concepts to life. In addition, the MindTap digital learning solution equips students to put the concepts they are learning into practice with unique critical thinking and application activities.

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Reflecting the latest trends in research and current events, Sue/Sue/Sue/Sue's UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS ENHANCED, 12th Edition, delivers balanced coverage of psychopathology theories, research and clinical implications. Fully updated with DSM-5-TR, it incorporates the Multipath Model of Mental Disorders to explain how biological, psychological, social and sociocultural factors interact to contribute to mental disorders. A stronger focus on resilience emphasizes prevention and recovery. Highlighting the need for expanding conversations regarding race, ethnicity and social justice, the text continues to focus on the multicultural and diversity aspects of abnormal psychology and their intersection with current societal events. Real-world case studies bring chapter concepts to life. In addition, the MindTap digital learning solution equips students to put the concepts they are learning into practice with unique critical thinking and application activities.

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Going Deeper boxes offer students critical-thinking questions that explore present issues and chapter concepts, fostering in-depth discussions and igniting reflections on their societal impact. These prompts evoke alternative views, spark lively discussion and draw students into issues that help them better explore the wider meaning of abnormal behavior.

The MultiPath Model of Mental Disorders provides an organizational framework for understanding the four factors (biological, psychological, social and sociocultural) that interact to cause mental disorders, the complexity of their interacting components and the need to view disorders from a holistic framework. In addition, a Future Directions section at the end of each chapter discusses new trends in policy, research or treatment.

Bringing chapter concepts to life, case studies begin and appear throughout each chapter to humanize mental health and mental disorders. Many cases are taken from journal articles and actual clinical files.

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Authors
Features
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Understanding Psychopathology*Preview this chapter
2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders
3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders
4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders
5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
6. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
9. Suicide
10. Eating Disorders
11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders
12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
13. Neurocognitive and Sleep–Wake Disorders
14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
15. Personality Psychopathology
16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
17. Law and Ethical Clinical Practice
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1. Understanding PsychopathologyPreview this chapter ↗

1-1. The Field of Psychopathology
Preview this section ↗
Describing Behavior ↗
Explaining Behavior ↗
Predicting Behavior ↗
Modifying Behavior ↗
1-2. Views of Psychopathology
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Distress ↗
Deviance ↗
Personal Dysfunction ↗
Dangerousness ↗
1-3. How Common Are Mental Disorders? ↗
1-4. Cultural and Sociopolitical Influences on Behavior ↗
1-5. Overcoming Social Stigma and Stereotypes ↗
1-6. Historical Perspectives on Psychopathology
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Prehistoric and Ancient Beliefs ↗
Naturalistic Explanations: Greco-Roman Thought ↗
Reversion to Supernatural Explanations: The Middle Ages ↗
Witchcraft: The 15th Through 17th Centuries ↗
The Rise of Humanism ↗
The Moral Treatment Movement: The 18th and 19th Centuries ↗
1-7. Causes of Mental Illness: Early Viewpoints
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The Biological Viewpoint ↗
The Psychological Viewpoint ↗
1-8. Contemporary Trends in Studying Psychopathology
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The Influence of Multicultural Psychology ↗
Positive Psychology ↗
Recovery Movement ↗
Changes in the Therapeutic Landscape ↗
Chapter Summary ↗
Chapter Glossary ↗
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