Abnormal Psychology
- 02 Revised and Enlarged Edition
- New Delhi Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd 2021
- 372p
Abnormal Psychology - Meaning and Scope ....1 Concept of Normality and Abnormality .......6 The Historical Background of Abnormal Psychology ........14 Psychology of Motivation .......23 Psychology of Adjustment ......32 Frustration, Conflicts and Stress..........46 Defence or Mental Mechanisms.......65 Symptoms and Syndromes .......77 Etiology- The Causes of Abnormal Behaviour.......88 Classification of Mental Disorders ........102 Psycho-Physiological Disorders ....123 Psychoneurotic Disorders ......136 Psychotic Disorders ......157 Mental Deficiency ...182 Criminal Behaviour - Delinquency and Crime ........205 Alcoholism and Drug Addiction ........217 Sexual Deviations and Disorders .......229 Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disporder and Autism ........241 Elimination and Eating Disorders ......260 Sleep Disporders ........284 Old Age or Degenerative Disorders .....307 Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour..........324