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Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders

A complete university course on what psychological disorders are, how they are diagnosed, and how they are treated.

By Alexis Bridley and Lee W. Daffin Jr.3rd edition · Washington State UniversityFree to readCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Start with Module 1
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A note for parents and readers: this course deals with mature subject matter, including suicide and trauma. Please read with that in mind.

If anything in this course feels close to home, please remember you are not alone. Talking with someone you trust, a counsellor, or a support line in your country can make a real difference. Asking for support is a strong and sensible step.

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About this course

This is the full 3rd edition of a Washington State University textbook, previously published as Abnormal Psychology. It starts with the basics: what counts as abnormal behaviour, and how clinicians assess and diagnose it.

From there it works through anxiety, mood, trauma, eating and personality disorders, along with other disorders, and how each is treated. Every module opens with its learning outcomes, so you know what you will cover, and closes with key takeaways, so you can check what stuck.

Contents

Every module, in source order.

1What is Abnormal Psychology?6 sections · 16,312 words2Models of Abnormal Psychology4 sections · 15,111 words3Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment3 sections · 6,970 words4Mood Disorders6 sections · 9,495 words5Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders6 sections · 6,455 words6Dissociative Disorders5 sections · 4,148 words7Anxiety Disorders5 sections · 7,320 words8Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders6 sections · 5,320 words9Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders5 sections · 5,139 words10Feeding and Eating Disorders5 sections · 5,522 words11Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders5 sections · 7,704 words12Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders5 sections · 5,725 words13Personality Disorders5 sections · 7,621 words14Neurocognitive Disorders4 sections · 4,736 words15Contemporary Issues in Psychopathology3 sections · 3,384 words

Credits and licence

This course reproduces the full text of Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders, 3rd edition, by Alexis Bridley and Lee W. Daffin Jr. of Washington State University, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Because the licence is non-commercial, this course is hosted ad-free, with no paywall and no sponsorship. Our pages built from the book stay under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0: you may share and adapt them for non-commercial use, with credit, under the same licence.

Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders, 3rd edition, by Alexis Bridley and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Washington State University, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Read the original on LibreTexts · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence

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