The Physiology of Psychological Disorders: Schizophrenia, Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Abuse
Hollandsworth, James G., Jr.
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hardcover. Series: The Springer Series in Behavioral Psychophysiology and Medicine. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1440.
Explanations of abnormal behavior that emphasize the importance of physiological determinants of disorder are relatively unpopular among psychologists, especially among those who work as clinicians in an ap~ plied setting. The reasons for this are theoretical and historical, as well as practical. Physiology and its associated biological disciplines of bio~ chemistry, pharmacology, and genetics are traditionally more associated with medicine; their use to underpin explanations and treatments of behavioral abnormality has consequently demanded knowledge to which most psychologists are not exposed and skills that are unavailable to them. The dichotomy thus created between medical and psychologi~ cal approaches has caused ... Read more
Explanations of abnormal behavior that emphasize the importance of physiological determinants of disorder are relatively unpopular among psychologists, especially among those who work as clinicians in an ap~ plied setting. The reasons for this are theoretical and historical, as well as practical. Physiology and its associated biological disciplines of bio~ chemistry, pharmacology, and genetics are traditionally more associated with medicine; their use to underpin explanations and treatments of behavioral abnormality has consequently demanded knowledge to which most psychologists are not exposed and skills that are unavailable to them. The dichotomy thus created between medical and psychologi~ cal approaches has caused ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Series
The Springer Series in Behavioral Psychophysiology and Medicine
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306433535
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V9780306433535
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