Not So Abnormal Psychology - 9781433820212

Not So Abnormal PsychologyA Pragmatic View of Mental Illness\nAuthor(s): Ronald B. Miller\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Psychological Association, United States\nImprint: American Psychological Association\nISBN-13: 9781433820212, 978-1433820212\nSynopsis\nThis text offers a pragmatic and compassionate approach that can revolutionize readers amp rsquo understanding of abnormal psychology.\n\n Each year, tens of thousands of students across the country enroll in abnormal psychology courses. The majority of these students are taught that mental illnesses are genetically-determined malfunctions in the brain, that the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 is the primary means of diagnosis and assessment, and that psychotropic medications and cognitive-behavioral interventions are the only scientifically appropriate tools for symptom management.\n\n In this warm and deeply personal text, author Ronald B. Miller offers students a different approach. Starting with his own prof.