Principles of Abnormal Psychology: A Conversational Approach provides a comprehensive overview of psychopathology according to the DSM-5. This text examines the diagnostic criteria for the most commonly diagnosed psychological disorders, along with their etiology and treatment options with an easy to read conversational approach by the author who has over 15 years of experience instructing Abnormal Psychology. This publication was written specifically with students in mind in order to create an engaging and approachable text that students will be motivated to learn from with this complex topic. In-text review questions and quizzes will ensure mastery of the material in an easily comprehendible way to ensure student success in this course.
Gerard A. LaMorte III, Psy.D., LPC, NCC is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J. Dr. LaMorte has an academic background in clinical psychology and is also a practicing licensed professional counselor and national certified counselor. He has a B.A. in Psychology, a M.A. in Applied Clinical Psychology, and a Psy.D. in Holistic Psychology. Prior to joining the faculty at Rutgers-Newark, Dr. LaMorte’s clinical experience includes working at a residential group home for those with chronic mental illness; an intake clinician for a psychiatric hospital’s evaluation and referral center; and was an outpatient clinician with a caseload of 120 clients specializing in individual, couple, marriage, and family therapy. His academic area of interest and specialties are abnormal and clinical psychology, and he also teaches other clinically relevant courses. In his spare time, he is authoring a vampire novel.