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Susan Nolen-Hoeksema's Introduction to Psychopathology, now authored by Dr. Heather Jennings, continues the mission to create a program that blends the most contemporary research on psychological disorders with compassion for those who live with these disorders. A focus of the most recent release was on enriching the diversity, inclusion, compassion, and student comprehension of the text. Introduction to Psychopathology personalizes the human experience, while helping students think critically and apply their knowledge through activities in McGraw Hill's Connect® platform. Learning resources include Concept Clip videos; Interactivities (offering discovery-by-doing activities); Interactive Case Studies; and the lauded Faces Interactive videos (real people discussing their experiences with particular disorders).

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1. Understanding Psychopathology

2. Theories and Treatment of Psychopathology

3. Assessing and Diagnosing Psychopathology

4. The Research Endeavor

5. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma, and Stressor-Related Disorders

6. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

7. Mood Disorders and Suicide

8. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

9. Personality Disorders

10. Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

11. Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

12. Eating Disorders

13. Sexual Disorders and Gender Diversity

14. Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

15. Health Psychology

16. Mental Health and the Law

About the Author

Heather Jennings

Heather Jennings is a professor of psychology at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey, where her teaching career spans almost 20 years. Dr. Jennings is passionate about teaching, student success, and engaging students in thinking critically about psychological concepts. As a community college graduate, Dr. Jennings embraces this valuable system that provides educational access to many first-generation, under-represented, and underserved college students. Dr. Jennings completed her Masters of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College and spent several years working in psychiatric emergency screening services as well as home-based, shelter-based, and school-based therapy programs before earning her PhD in Educational Psychology from Temple University. Dr. Jennings’ research interests include the psychological variables that impact academic success among community college students. Dr. Jennings is also an animal advocate and has run a non-profit dog rescue for more than 10 years that provides rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing for dogs in need. A native of the Jersey Shore, Dr. Jennings loves the beach and spending time on her farm with family, friends, dogs, and chickens. In her spare time, she enjoys refinishing furniture and is usually covered in paint.

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