Understanding Psychopathology: South African Perspectives [Paperback]

A solid introduction to the study of mental disorders that incorporates socio-cultural, psychological and biomedical dimensionsUnderstanding Psychopathology: South African Perspectives 3eprovides a solid introduction to the study of mental disorders that incorporates socio-cultural, psychological and biomedical dimensions. It refers to criteria from both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and the International Classifications of Diseases (ICD-10) to describe and define mental disorders. It also looks at the ICD-11, and how this new version has been harmonised with the DSM-5.The third edition of this book, previously published as Abnormal Psychology revised second edition, presents South African debates and data to ensure that it is relevant to the local context. In addition, research from the rest of Africa has been integrated into the book to show how other countries in our region are grappling with topical issues.This book is aimed at second- and third-year students following courses in Psychopathology or Abnormal Psychology as part of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Social Sciences degree at Universities. It has been written by academics and practitioners fromacross South Africa. Part 1: The big pictureChapter 1: Origins and causes of psychopathologyChapter 2: Describing and classifying abnormal behaviourChapter 3: Psychological assessment and psycho-diagnosticsChapter 4: Abnormal psychology from a wellness perspectiveChapter 5: Legal and ethical issues in mental disorders Part 2: A closer lookChapter 6: Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma-related disordersChapter 7: Mood disordersChapter 8: Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disordersChapter 9: Neurocognitive disordersChapter 10: Dissociative, somatoform, and related disordersChapter 11: Conditions related to sexual health and paraphilic disordersChapter 12: Substance-related and addictive disordersChapter 13: Eating and feeding disordersChapter 14l: