Facts on File Personality and Abnormal Psychology (Student Handbook to Psychology)

Product Description Psychological scientists have identified various patterns of abnormal behaviour and are beginning to understand some of the reasons behind them and how to treat people displaying them. The person we become is affected by more factors than we can ever possibly be aware of. Personality and Abnormal Psychology describes how psychological research has led to the understanding of many of those factors and how our personalities develop. One of the persistent questions involves how and why people show abnormal thought and behaviour. Written in engaging and accessible prose, this new, full-colour resource is enhanced with fascinating boxed features and a glossary. From the Back Cover This set provides a ready reference for anyone interested in this popular field of study.Written in engaging and accessible prose by experts in the field, and enhanced with fascinating boxed features and a glossary in each volume.Human behavior is an endlessly fascinating subject, and psychology is the science dedicated to understanding the basics of human behavior and mental processes. The brand-new Student Handbook to Psychology set helps students learn more about such concepts as perception, cognition, attention, emotion, motivation, personality, relationships, and much more. In seven full-color volumes, readers are given a comprehensive survey of psychologyfrom its earliest scholars and practitioners to the development of its various methods and theories and up to the most recent research of the 21st century. About the Author Janet F. Carlson received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fordham University and is currently a Research Professor in the Buros Center for Testing at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. A licensed psychologist in New York State and Nebraska, she serves as Associate Director of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.