Psychopathology and Cognition - Philip C. Kendall - Hardcover

Recent years have seen the number of cognitive models of abnormal behavior grow considerably and the overall breadth of the field broaden. This text brings together experts in separate areas of psychopathology to summarize the conceptual and methodological issues in the field and provide a point of comparison across the fields' various dimensions. Coverage includes discussions of anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, marital discord, and schizophrenia, among others. Chapters address and advance our knowledge of the role of cognitive functioning/dysfunctioning within specific disorders but do not force a solely "cognitive" explanation of disorders. Indeed, the role of cognition is placed within a larger framework for understanding psychopathology. Each chapter includes an introduction that places the role of cognition into a historical context, a description and discussion of existing ways that cognition is involved in the disorder, a review of cognitive models for the disorder, a review of research findings pertinent to the role of cognition within the target disorder, consideration of treatment procedures, outcomes, and implications, and a brief statement of future directions. This is an advanced psychopathology textbook intended for graduate students, upper level undergraduates, and academic researchers in clinical psychology, personality, and cognitive science.Dobson, Keith S. is the author of 'Psychopathology and Cognition - Philip C. Kendall - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780124041752 and ISBN 0124041752.