Milestones in Abnormal Psychology Abnormal Psychology RONALD J. COMER | JONATHAN S. COMER tenth edition Princeton University Florida International University Vice President, Social Sciences: Charles Linsmeier Director of Content and Assessment, Social Sciences: Shani Fisher Executive Program Manager: Matt Wright Senior Development Editor: Mimi Melek Editorial Assistant: Un Hye Kim Senior Marketing Manager: Lindsay Johnson Marketing Assistant: Chelsea Simens Director of Media Editorial, Social Sciences: Noel Hohnstine Media Editor: Stefani Wallace Media Project Manager: Elizabeth Dowden Director, Content Management Enhancement: Tracey Kuehn Managing Editor: Lisa Kinne Senior Content Project Manager: Kerry O’Shaughnessy Senior Workflow Project Supervisor: Susan Wein Photo Editor: Jennifer Atkins Permissions Manager: Jennifer MacMillan Permissions Associate: Michael McCarty Director of Design, Content Management: Diana Blume Senior Design Manager: Blake Logan Cover Design: Blake Logan Text Design and Infographics: Charles Yuen Layout Designer: Paul Lacy Art Manager: Matthew McAdams Composition: Lumina Datamatics, Inc. Cover: Lucille Clerc/Illustration (USA) Inc. Library of Congress Control Number: 2017957229 ISBN: 978-1-319-06722-9 (EPUB) © 2018, 2015, 2013, 2010 by Worth Publishers All rights reserved Worth Publishers One New York Plaza Suite 4500 New York, NY 10004-1562 www.macmillanlearning.com With boundless love and appreciation, to Marlene Comer and Jami Furr, who fill our lives with love and joy. About the Authors RONALD J. COMER has been a professor in Princeton University’s Department of Psychology for the past 43 years, serving also as director of Clinical Psychology Studies and as chair of the university’s Institutional Review Board. He has recently transitioned to emeritus status at the university. He has received the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton, where his various courses in abnormal psychology have been among the university’s most popular. Professor Comer is also Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is a practicing clinical psychologist and a consultant to Eden Autism Services and to hospitals and family practice residency programs throughout New Jersey. In addition to writing the textbooks Abnormal Psychology (tenth edition), Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology (eighth edition), Psychology Around Us (second edition), and Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology (second edition), Professor Comer has published a range of journal articles and produced numerous widely used educational video programs, including The Higher Education Video Library Series, The Video Anthology for Abnormal Psychology, Video Segments in Neuroscience, Introduction to Psychology Video Clipboard, and Developmental Psychology Video Clipboard. Professor Comer was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate student at Clark University. He currently lives in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, with his wife, Marlene. From there he can keep a close eye on the often-frustrating Philadelphia sports teams with whom he grew up. JONATHAN S. COMER is a professor of psychology at Florida International University, where he also directs the Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program. He is President-Elect of the Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of the American Psychological Association) and a leader in the field of clinical child and adolescent psychology. The author of 130 scientific papers and chapters, he has received career awards from the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies for his research on innovative treatment methods, childhood anxiety and disruptive behaviors, and the impact of traumatic stress, disasters, and terrorism on children. His current work also focuses on ties between psychopathology, neurocircuitry, and the intergenerational transmission of psychological problems. In addition to Abnormal Psychology (tenth edition), Professor Comer has authored Childhood Disorders (second edition) and edited The Oxford Handbook of Research Strategies for Clinical Psychology, among other books. He serves as Associate Editor of the journal Behavior Therapy and is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society of Clinical Psychology, and the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice. He is also a practicing clinical psychologist. Professor Comer was an undergraduate at the University of Rochester and a graduate student at Temple University. He currently lives in South Florida, with his wife, Jami, and their children Delia and Emmett. He loves music— both playing and listening—and enjoys keeping an eye on the often- frustrating Philadelphia sports teams that his father taught him to love/hate.