Advanced Psychology
Atypical Behaviour
Hodder Education (Publisher)
Published on 31. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-340-85933-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Atypical Behaviour" provides students and teachers of AQA(B) A2 level psychology with a comprehensive, accessible and learning-oriented textbook. It follows the style of the popular AQA(B) core textbooks for AS and A2 level, "Introducing Psychology and Advanced Psychology". Within the four chapters of "Atypical Behaviour", full coverage is given to the Unit 4 topic areas such as: Definitions and classifications of behaviour; Anxiety and eating disorders; Mood disorders and schizophrenia; and Treatment of atypical behaviour. At the end of each chapter specimen questions are provided, written in the AQA Specification B examination style. One question in each chapter also has a sample answer and comments on how to improve. "Atypical Behaviour" is the ideal textbook for this option of the AQA(B) A2 syllabus. It also provides the interested reader with an excellent introduction to this important area of psychology.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
326 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-85933-9 (9780340859339)
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Persons
Lynda Turner is a lecturer in psychology at Hopwood Hall College.
Content
Chapter 1 Definitions and classifications of behaviours Chapter 2 Anxiety and eating disorders Chapter 3 Mood disorders and schizophrenia Chapter 4 Treatment of atypical behaviour