abnormal psychology

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abnormal psychology

Season of the machete

1995
Vietnam veteran Peter Macdonald finds himself in big trouble when he accidentally sees the face of Damian Rose, a psychopath who along with his wife Carrie, has embarked on a killing spree in the Caribbean.

RTI from all sides

what every teacher needs to know
2009
Presents suggestions for instructional design, collaboration, and troubleshooting using response to intervention (RTI) techniques to help children with reading, and provides tips for better understanding of the structure and implementation of RTI.

Teens and alcohol

2012
Explores the issues of alcohol use in teens, including its societal acceptance, drinking and driving, and ways to prevent its occurrence.

Self-injury

2011
Discusses self-mutilation and other self-harmful behavior, including why some individuals harm themselves, the risks of self-injury, and how to treat and prevent it.

Youth with juvenile schizophrenia

the search for reality
2008
Explores the impact of youth with schizophrenia.

Youth with conduct disorder

in trouble with the world
2008
Explores the different conduct disorders that face teens today.

Youth with impulse-control disorders

on the spur of the moment
2008
Tells the fictional stories of Vanna, a teenager who has a problem with shoplifting, and Kyle, a teen who enjoys playing with fire; and includes information about impulse control disorders.

Taking sides

2005
Contains a collection of twenty debates representing arguments of leading psychologists and commentators on such topics as alcohol abuse, multiple personality disorder, ADD and ADHD, antidepressants, and social issues.

Out of control

gambling and other impulse-control disorders
2001
Describes impulse-control disorders including pathologicalgambling, kleptomania, pyromania, trichotillomania and similar problems, and intermittent explosive disorder.

Eating disorders

2013
Explores eating disorders trends, body image and eating disorders, the relationship between the media and eating disorders, and strategies to curb eating disorders.

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