01. Title and Blurb

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02. Defining Abnormality: The Four Ds and the Continuum

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03. A History of Madness: From Trepanation to Deinstitutionalization

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04. The Diagnostic Systems: Decoding the DSM-5-TR and ICD-11

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05. Theoretical Paradigms: Biological, Psychological, and Sociocultural Models

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06. Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis: The Intake Process

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07. Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology: How We Know What is True

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08. Anxiety Disorders: When Fear Takes Over

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09. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: The Prison of Ritual

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10. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders: The Body Keeps the Score

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11. Dissociative and Somatic Symptom Disorders: The Mind-Body Disconnect

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12. Depressive Disorders: Beyond Sadness

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13. Bipolar and Related Disorders: The Fire and the Ice

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14. The Psychology of Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

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15. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: The Fracture of Reality

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16. Other Psychotic Disorders: The Spectrum of Reality

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17. Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Neurodiversity Spectrum

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18. Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders: The Rebellion of Behavior

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19. Feeding and Eating Disorders: The Hunger for Control

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20. Elimination and Sleep-Wake Disorders: The Rhythms of Life

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21. Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilic Disorders: Desire, Distress, and Harm

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22. Gender Dysphoria: The Mirror and the Soul

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23. Neurocognitive Disorders: The Aging Brain

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24. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: The Hijacked Brain

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25. Personality Disorders: Cluster A (The Odd/Eccentric)

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26. Personality Disorders: Cluster B (The Dramatic/Emotional)

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27. Personality Disorders: Cluster C (The Anxious/Fearful)

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28. Psychotherapy and Behavioral Interventions: The Talking Cure

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29. Biological Therapies and Medical Interventions: The Architecture of Healing

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30. Legal and Ethical Issues in Abnormal Psychology: When Minds Meet the Law

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31. Social and Cultural Issues in Diagnosis: The Lens of the Observer

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32. The Future of Mental Health: Technology and Neuroscience

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33. Further Reading: Expanding Your Expertise

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34. The Continuum of Us

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Chapter 35

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