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APA Dictionary of Psychology by Gary R. Vandenbos (Editor)The American Psychological Association is proud to announce the publication of an invaluable addition to your reference shelf, one that represents a major scholarly and editorial undertaking. With over 25,000 terms and definitions, the APA Dictionary of Psychology encompasses all areas of research and application, and includes coverage of concepts, processes, and therapies across all the major subdisciplines of psychology. Ten years in the making and edited by a distinguished editorial board of nearly 100 psychological scholars, researchers and practitioners, the APA Dictionary of Psychology is destined to become the most authoritative reference of its kind. authoritative definitions; thousands of incisive cross-references directing the user to synonyms and antonyms, acronyms and abbreviations, and related terms and concepts that deepen the user's understanding of related topics; and balanced coverage of over 100 subject areas across the field of psychology including clinical, experimental, neuropsychology, cognitive, personality and social, developmental, health, psychopharmacology, methodology and statistics, and many others. Entries include nearly 8,000 terms from the APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms registered] which helps students and researchers refine their APA database searches (such as the flagship PsycINFO registered] bibliographic database's 2+ million records). It also includes A Guide to Use and Quick Guide to Format that together explain important stylistic and format features to help readers most effectively use the Dictionary. covering biographies; institutions, associations and organizations; psychological therapies and interventions; and psychological tests and assessment instruments. It contains thumb tabs for locating definitions quickly and easily. Academicians, researchers, clinicians, undergraduates and graduate students, and professionals in allied mental health, education, medicine, and law, as well as academic and public libraries, will find the Dictionary essential.
ISBN: 9781591473800
Publication Date: 2006-07-15
Encyclopedia of Mental Health by Howard S. Friedman (Editor, Editor-In-Chief); Nancy E. Adler (Editor); Ross D. Parke (Editor); Christopher Peterson (Editor); Robert Roskoski (Editor); Ralf Schwarzer (Editor); Roxane Cohen Silver (Editor); David Spiegel (Editor)
Call Number: N 616.89003 ENCYCLOPEDIA
ISBN: 9780122266751
Publication Date: 1998-02-19
The Concise Dictionary of Psychology by David A. Statt
ISBN: 9780415179393
Publication Date: 1998-05-22
The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology by Lee Cohen (Editor-In-Chief)