Abnormal Psychology
Jill M. Hooley, Matthew K. Nock, James N. Butcher · 18th Edition · ISBN 9780137554676 · Pearson
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Abnormal Psychology (18th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and exam-style practice questions for all 17 chapters.
Overview
Hooley's Abnormal Psychology (18th Edition) is a leading text for the abnormal or psychopathology course, examining the nature, causes, and treatment of psychological disorders. It opens with an overview of abnormal psychology and research approaches, the historical and contemporary views of abnormal behavior, causal factors and viewpoints, and clinical assessment and diagnosis. From there it works through the major disorder categories — stress and health, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, mood disorders and suicide, somatic symptom and dissociative disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, substance-related disorders, schizophrenia, neurocognitive disorders, and disorders of childhood — before closing with therapy and contemporary legal issues. This study guide is built to match the textbook chapter for chapter, so you study in the same order your professor teaches and can keep the disorders, symptoms, and DSM-aligned criteria organized. It is an independent, aligned study guide — not the textbook and not a copy of it — focused on the key concepts, diagnostic distinctions, and applied reasoning for efficient exam review.
Aligned with abnormal psychology and psychopathology courses, with practice that mirrors the diagnostic distinctions and applied questions tested on course midterms and finals.
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Defining abnormal behavior
- Causal factors and viewpoints
- Clinical assessment and diagnosis
- Stress and mental health
- Anxiety and OCD disorders
- Mood disorders and suicide
- Somatic and dissociative disorders
- Eating disorders
- Personality disorders
- Substance-related disorders
- Schizophrenia and psychosis
- Neurocognitive disorders
- Disorders of childhood
- Therapy and legal issues
Need the textbook itself?
By Jill M. Hooley, Matthew K. Nock, and James N. Butcher and published by Pearson, Abnormal Psychology is a long-standing, research-grounded text in the field, widely assigned for courses on psychological disorders.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and exam-style practice questions with rationales.
Questions about this study guide
What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 17 chapters of Abnormal Psychology (18th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and exam-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
How soon will I get it?
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Does this match the 18th Edition of Hooley?
Yes. It follows the 18th Edition (ISBN 9780137554676) chapter by chapter.
Does it align with DSM criteria?
The guide organizes disorders the way the textbook presents them, including the diagnostic distinctions students need to know, so it reinforces the criteria your course emphasizes.
Will this help me tell similar disorders apart?
Yes. A major focus is the distinctions between commonly confused disorders, which is exactly what abnormal psychology exams tend to test.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 18th Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Abnormal Psychology — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Abnormal Psychology (18th Edition) by Jill M. Hooley, Matthew K. Nock, James N. Butcher. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by Pearson or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.