Comer, Ronald J. Abnormal Psychology (1319382975)

With Macmillan’s superior content delivered by LaunchPad, Comer’s widely adopted textbook shows students where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stand today. In addition to a thorough updating, the new edition employs some extraordinary interactive tools to bring students face to face with the realities of psychological dysfunction, organized for easy access and assignability.

Updates to this edition include:

• InfoCentral infographics provide visual representations of data related to key topics and concepts in each chapter. They help students recognize trends and patterns and make connections between related topics, as well as offer fascinating snippets of information to spur interest in chapter topics
• MindTech gives special attention to particularly provocative technological trends in engaging and enlightening ways. Critical Thought questions ask students to reflect on the effects of technology on mental health, as well as its use in innovative treatments for psychological disorders.
• PsychWatch emphasizes the effect of culture on mental disorders and treatment  with examples from movies, the news, and real lives.
• Trending… focuses on trending topics in abnormal psychology, with accompanying questions that ask students to think critically about these issues and consider different viewpoints.
• Critical Thought appears within the narrative of each chapter, asking students think critically about the material they have just read.