Abnormal Psychology

Abnormalcy in behaviour is a great handicap in the smooth development of a society. Pscychologists have found that there are various characteristics of abnormal persons, some of them are hereditary and some of them are acquired. Psychologists have tried to devise correctional methods also. Consider these facts: Schizophrenia is a major social problem of our times. It is very likely that every reader of this bopok has watched at least one of his schoool or college classmates become nervous and "queer" and has subsequently heard that this individual has suffered a "nervous breakdonw" and has been sent to the "asylum."
About Author :
Professor K.C. Shukla has been principal of a teacehrs training college in Uttar Pradesh. He passed his M.A. degree in psychology from Allahabad University and di his Ph.D. in psychology from London University. He is at present an international professor who lectures around the globe. Professor Shukla has been educational adviser to various state Governments. He lives in Kolkata at present. Dr. Tara Chand has been an educational administrator and an international scholar of reputation. He has lectured in Germany, America, Australia and Canada on Indian education.
Contents :
Preface Normality, Abnormality, Personality The Historical Development of Pscychopathology The Psychosomatic Problem The Psychoneuroses Abnormalities of Sexual Behaviour Character Disorders Gunius or Abnormal Toward an Experimental Psychopathology Psychoanalysis: Basic Postulates, Theory of Personality Structure Psychoanalysis: Theory of Psychosexual Genesis Psychoanalysis: Summary, Criticism Other Theoretical Approaches