Author : Kurt Salzinger
Publisher : American Psychological Association (APA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Behavioral Mechanisms and Psychopathology by : Kurt Salzinger
Download or read book Behavioral Mechanisms and Psychopathology written by Kurt Salzinger and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2009 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mental health diagnosticians face a great challenge when exploring the presenting symptom of aberrant behavior, particularly in tracing such behavior to its source, and especially when such aberrant behavior involves no obvious biological site. In short, reliance on biological causes alone may be necessary to explain some aberrant behavior, but it is in any case not sufficient. The identification of the offending behavior alone is not sufficient either. We need to identify the variables that control it. For this purpose, we need to examine the behavioral mechanisms underlying the various behavioral disorders. Behavioral mechanisms fundamentally elucidate the nature of the psychopathology. Whether to enhance theoretical understanding or improve clinical efficacy, emotional and behavioral problems must be understood in terms of the controlling variables (the behavioral mechanisms).