Nature and nurture in personality and psychopathology : a guide for clinicians / Joel Paris, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, McGill University.
| Author/creator | Paris, Joel, 1940- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Defining and Measuring Psychopathology -- Personality and Psychopathology -- What Genes Can and Cannot Tell Us -- Neuroscience: Triumphs and Limitations -- Childhood Adversities and Adult Functioning -- Resilience: Surviving a Bad Childhood -- Nature-Nurture Interactions -- Problems with Causality -- Implications for Psychotherapy -- Implications for Prevention and Management. |
| Abstract | "Psychiatry and clinical psychology have long been divided about the roles of nature and nurture in the pathways to psychopathology. Some clinicians offer treatment almost entirely based on neuroscience. Some psychologists offer psychotherapies almost entirely based on the impact of environmental stressors. Paris argues for a balanced middle ground between nature and nurture in human development. This book reviews and integrates research showing that the key to understanding the development of mental disorders lies in interactions between genes and environment. It explores why personality is a key determinant of how people respond to stress, functioning as a kind of psychological immune system. This model represents a shift from overly simple and reductionistic constructs, based primarily on biological risks or on psychosocial risks in development. Instead, it offers a complex and multivariate approach that encourages a broader approach to treatment. This book is essential for all mental health clinicians who are interested in understanding the roles of nature and nurture in the development of psychopathology"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Paris, Joel, 1940- Nature and nurture in personality and psychopathology New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780367741389 |
| LCCN | 2021043083 |
| ISBN | 9781000542776 (epub) |
| ISBN | 1000542777 |
| ISBN | 9781003156215 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1003156215 |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781000542738 (electronic bk. : PDF) |
| ISBN | 1000542734 (electronic bk. : PDF) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4324/9781003156215 |
| Stock number | 9781003156215 Taylor & Francis |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |