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Psychological Abnormalities Considered - Book Review

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When it comes to psychology what's that famous line; What is Normal Anyway? Indeed, it's hard to say if anyone is completely normal, and with that said, who'd want to be of normal psychology anyway. And surely no one wants to be considered abnormal, and if they did, they probably already are you see? In any case, because abnormality in psychology is such a fascinating topic, perhaps you'd like to learn more on the topic.

Well, if this sounds good to you, then there is a pretty straight forward and easy book to read on the topic even for a layman like me, someone outside of the field of psychology. Okay so, the book I'd like to recommend to you is a book I personally own, and its well worth taking a gander at, and reading through when you have the time. The name of the book is;

"Casebook in Abnormal Psychology" (second edition) by Timothy A Brown and David H. Barlow, Wadsworth - Thompson Learning Book Publishers, Pacific Grove, CA, (2001), 334 pages, ISBN: 0-534-36316-4.

This book is an excellent overview of several abnormal psychology conditions and issues, some of the most common in fact. I was originally upset, and concerned to read in the introduction the following statement: "All of the cases in this book are based on actual clinical histories and treatment outcomes although the patient names and identifying characteristics (i.e. demographics such as age, occupation, martial/family history) have been changed." This bothered me because I believe those factors are very important.

And yet, as I read through this book, I began to realize that perhaps that wasn't so important as to understanding the basic principles of abnormal psychology or at least the types of abnormalities described in this book. Things like PTSD for instance, as that can happen to anyone, of any age it appears. Indeed, you should have this book as a reference and everyone should know a little bit about psychology anyway. Please consider all this.

Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes it's hard work to write 22,000 articles; http://www.bloggingcontent.net/




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