Chapter Outline

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR

DEFINING AND CLASSIFYING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
What Is ‘Abnormal’?
Diagnosing Psychological Disorders
Consequences of Diagnostic Labelling
WHAT DO YOU THINK? ‘Do I Have That Disorder?’

ANXIETY DISORDERS
Phobic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Causal Factors in Anxiety Disorders

SOMATOFORM AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS: ANXIETY INFERRED
Somatoform Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
WHAT DO YOU THINK? DID: Dissociation or Role-Playing?

MOOD DISORDERS
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Prevalence and Course of Mood Disorders
Causal Factors in Mood Disorders
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Understanding and Preventing Suicide

SCHIZOPHRENIA
Characteristics of Schizophrenia
Subtypes of Schizophrenia
Causal Factors in Schizophrenia

PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Antisocial Personality Disorder
RESEARCH CLOSE-UP Fear, Avoidance Learning and Psychopathy
Borderline Personality Disorder
BENEATH THE SURFACE How Dangerous Are People with Psychological Disorders?

CHILDHOOD DISORDERS
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Autistic Disorder
A Closing Thought