, psychology
Ninth Edition
in a changing world
Jeffrey S.
Nevid
St. John’s University
Spencer A.
Rathus
The College of New Jersey
Beverly
Greene
St. John’s University
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Nevid, Jeffrey S., author.
Abnormal psychology in a changing world / Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus,
Beverly Greene. — Ninth Edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-205-96171-9
1. Psychology, Pathological—Textbooks. I. Nevid, Jeffrey S., author.
II. Rathus, Spencer A., author. III. Greene, Beverly, author. IV. Title.
RC454.N468 2014
616.89—dc23
2013019033
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Student Edition
ISBN-10: 0-205-96171-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-96171-9
Books à la Carte
ISBN-10: 0-205-96230-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-962230-3
, brief
1 Introduction and Methods of Research 1
2 Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior and Methods
of Treatment 35
3 Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior 91
4 Stress-Related Disorders 129
5 Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related
Disorders 157
6 Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders,
and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health 198
7 Mood Disorders and Suicide 242
8 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 289
9 Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders 333
10 Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality 364
11 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders 402
12 Personality Disorders and Impulse-Control Disorders 438
13 Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence 479
14 Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging 522
15 Abnormal Psychology and the Law 548
iii
Ninth Edition
in a changing world
Jeffrey S.
Nevid
St. John’s University
Spencer A.
Rathus
The College of New Jersey
Beverly
Greene
St. John’s University
Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River
Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto
Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo
,Senior Acquisitions Editor: Erin Mitchell Operations Supervisor: Mary Fischer
Editorial Assistant: Sarah Henrich Operations Specialist: Diane Peirano
VP, Director of Marketing: Brandy Dawson Creative Design Director: Leslie Osher
Senior Marketing Manager: Jeremy Intal Interior/Cover Design: DeMarinis Design LLC
Marketing Assistant: Frank Alarcon Digital Media Editor: Tom Scalzo
Director of Development: Sharon Geary Digital Media Project Manager: Pam Weldin
Development Editor: Amber Mackey Full-Service Project Management: PreMediaGlobal
Director of Production: Lisa Iarkowski Printer/Binder: R. R. Donnelley and Sons
Senior Managing Editor: Linda Behrens Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Color/Hagerstown
Project Manager: Shelly Kupperman Cover Image: Ostill/Shutterstock
Program Manager: Annemarie Franklin Text Font: Adobe Garamond Pro, 10.5/12.5
Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in
this textbook appear on the appropriate page of appearance or in the Credits on page 614.
Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by
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reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use
material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc.,
Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 or you may
fax your request to 201-236-3290.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nevid, Jeffrey S., author.
Abnormal psychology in a changing world / Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus,
Beverly Greene. — Ninth Edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-205-96171-9
1. Psychology, Pathological—Textbooks. I. Nevid, Jeffrey S., author.
II. Rathus, Spencer A., author. III. Greene, Beverly, author. IV. Title.
RC454.N468 2014
616.89—dc23
2013019033
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Student Edition
ISBN-10: 0-205-96171-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-96171-9
Books à la Carte
ISBN-10: 0-205-96230-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-962230-3
, brief
1 Introduction and Methods of Research 1
2 Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior and Methods
of Treatment 35
3 Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior 91
4 Stress-Related Disorders 129
5 Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related
Disorders 157
6 Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders,
and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health 198
7 Mood Disorders and Suicide 242
8 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 289
9 Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders 333
10 Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality 364
11 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders 402
12 Personality Disorders and Impulse-Control Disorders 438
13 Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence 479
14 Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging 522
15 Abnormal Psychology and the Law 548
iii
