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Psychopathology - Vantage Learning Platform

Fourth Edition


January 2024 | SAGE Publications, Inc
About Psychopathology, Fourth Edition

In Psychopathology, Fourth Edition, best-selling author William J. Ray brings together current perspectives concerning the manner in which the human mind, behavior, and experience can be understood.

About Psychopathology - Vantage Learning Platform, Fourth Edition

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Psychopathology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 1: An Overview of Psychopathology and Changing Conceptualizations of Mental Illness
 
Chapter 2: Neuroscience Approaches to Understanding Psychopathology
 
Chapter 3: Research Methods
 
Chapter 4: Assessment and Classification of Psychological Disorders
 
Chapter 5: Childhood and Adolescent-Onset Disorders
 
Chapter 6: Mood Disorders
 
Chapter 7: Stress, Trauma, and PTSD
 
Chapter 8: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
 
Chapter 9: Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders
 
Chapter 10: Eating Disorders
 
Chapter 11: Sexual Disorders, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria
 
Chapter 12: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
 
Chapter 13: Schizophrenia
 
Chapter 14: Personality Disorders
 
Chapter 15: Neurocognitive Disorders
 
Chapter 16: The Law and Mental Health

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Instructor Resource Site
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LMS cartridge included with this title for use in Blackboard, Canvas, Brightspace by Desire2Learn (D2L), and Moodle

The LMS cartridge makes it easy to import this title’s instructor resources into your learning management system (LMS). These resources include:
  • Test banks
  • Editable chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides
  • Lecture notes
  • All tables and figures from the textbook
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You can still access the online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.

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KEY FEATURES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, FOURTH EDITION

New to this Edition:
  • Sage Premium Video boosts student engagement by bringing concepts to life.
    • Expert interviews feature the author himself and other experts in the field explaining both the methods used in researching abnormal psychology and the specific pathologies behind various disorders and conditions.
    • New concept animations, one per chapter, use clips from films, TV shows, and interviews to help students envision complex topics from psychopathology as they show up in the lives of characters and real people.
  • Streamlined introductory sections help facilitate more clear and concise transitions from one topic or chapter to the next.
  • Additional LENS boxes and Cultural LENS boxes give more attention to timely societal and cultural issues relevant to abnormal psychology.
  • Additional Thought Questions appearing after LENS boxes give readers more opportunities to engage in critical thinking and the application of concepts.
  • New references in the For Further Reading sections at the end of the chapters bring the text’s recommendations for further exploration up to date.
  • Chapter organization has been streamlined throughout the text, with learning objectives connected to each major section to facilitate assessment and enhance student comprehension.
  • New insights related to emerging findings from genome-wide association studies have been included in various chapters.
KEY FEATURES:
  • A person-first, multilevel approach helps achieve a clear and complete understanding of the newest perspectives in this exciting field.
  • Chapter-opening outlines and learning objectives provide previews of forthcoming material and identify for students what they should be able to accomplish at the conclusion of readings.
  • Understanding Changes in DSM–5 boxes in all disorder chapters describe the reasoning behind the changes that were made in DSM–5 to specific disorders.
  • Concept Checks at the end of key sections allow students to test their comprehension by answering a series of questions.
  • End-of-chapter summaries, review questions, and key terms and concepts allow students to revisit content covered to reinforce learning.