Personality and Abnormal Psychology (Student Handbook to Psychology) - Hardcover

Carlson, Janet F

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816082871 ISBN 13: 9780816082872

Publisher: Facts on File, 2012

Synopsis

Psychological scientists have identified various patterns of abnormal behavior and are beginning to understand some of the reasons behind them and how to treat people displaying them. The person we become is affected by more factors than we can ever possibly be aware of. Personality and Abnormal Psychology describes how psychological research has led to the understanding of many of those factors and how our personalities develop. One of the persistent questions involves how and why people show abnormal thought and behavior. Written in engaging and accessible prose, this new, full-color resource is enhanced with fascinating boxed features and a glossary.

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From the Back Cover:

This set provides a ready reference for anyone interested in this popular field of study.

Written in engaging and accessible prose by experts in the field, and enhanced with fascinating boxed features and a glossary in each volume.

Human behavior is an endlessly fascinating subject, and psychology is the science dedicated to understanding the basics of human behavior and mental processes. The brand-new Student Handbook to Psychology set helps students learn more about such concepts as perception, cognition, attention, emotion, motivation, personality, relationships, and much more. In seven full-color volumes, readers are given a comprehensive survey of psychology—from its earliest scholars and practitioners to the development of its various methods and theories and up to the most recent research of the 21st century.

About the Author:

Bernard C. Beins is Professor of Psychology at Ithaca College. He is a past recipient of the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Psychological Foundation. He is a Fellow of APA Divisions 2 (Teaching of Psychology), 3 (Experimental Psychology), and 52 (International Psychology), the Association for Psychological Science, and the Eastern Psychological Association.He has served as president and as secretary of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. In addition, he was Director of Precollege and Undergraduate Education at APA and has been a member of APA s Board of Educational Affairs and Council of Representatives. He is also a member of the test development committee for the Psychology test of the Graduate Record Exam and served as chair of the test development committee for the Advanced Placement test in Psychology.Along with authoring textbooks in research methods and writing, Dr. Beins has participated in the APA s National Conference on Undergraduate Psychology, the St. Mary's Conference, and the Psychology Partnerships Project. He founded the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology, which continues in conjunction with the New England Psychological Association convention. He was e-books editor for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and editor of the Computers in Psychology section of Teaching of Psychology, and he currently edits the Teaching of History section of the journal History of Psychology. Dr. Beins earned his bachelor's degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and his doctorate from City University of New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0816082871
• ISBN 13: 9780816082872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 148
• Editor: Beins Bernard C