Disordered and Deviant Behavior
Author | : Alfred B. Heilbrun |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0761828826 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780761828822 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Download or read book Disordered and Deviant Behavior written by Alfred B. Heilbrun and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each program is guided by the assumption that disorder and deviance follow from faulty learning experiences that result in dysfunctional acquisition of behavior, and from ineffective efforts at resolution or compensations. Learning principles are applied to a range of abnormalities from mild character or personality problems to stress-related somatic disorders to the most serious of psychotic disabilities.