Ann M. Ryan | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

A new, expanded, and updated edition of the popular and critically acclaimed teaching tool - movies as an aid to learning about mental illness!

Films are a powerful medium for teaching students of psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, counseling and even literature or media studies about psychopathology. The clinical chapters of this book thus each use a case history along with synopses and scenes from one or two specific, often well-known films to explain and teach students about the most important disorders encountered in clinical practice. Now in an updated edition, this book has established a great reputation as an enjoy­able and highly memorable supplementary teaching tool for abnormal psychology classes. Written by experienced clinicians and teachers, who themselves are movie aficionados, it also includes helpful teaching tools: suggestions for class discussions and questions to consider while viewing films, a full index, and ratings of nearly 1,500 movies!
New in this edition: expanded discussions of international films in every chapter; user-friendly graphics of top films in each diagnostic category; expanded discussions of new films and of rarely seen disorders.

From reviews of the previous edition:

"A thought-provoking, educative, and engaging work. This volume offers a treasure trove of psychological and popular culture, blended in a way that surely earns 'two thumbs up' for its creativity and educative value."
Sherry Lynn Hatcher in PsycCRITIQUES (50/37, art. 2)

"Useful as a teaching tool for both instructors and students of any level. ...would definitely get students more involved and make it easier for them to understand and remember various ­psychopathologies. The book is fun to read as well."
Brett C. Plylerin in Doody's Book Review

This work is a helpful and creative re­source to initiate discussion of mental illness concerns."
Grégoire Zimmermann in Swiss J ­Psychol (65/1)