Download or read book A Dictionary of Psychology written by Andrew M. Colman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Download or read book APA Dictionary of Clinical Psychology written by Gary R. VandenBos and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: APA dictionary of clinical psychology : 11, 000 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions ; Balanced coverage across core areas-including assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders; training and supervision; as well as terms more generally relevant to the biological, cognitive, developmental, and personality/social psychological underpainnings of mental health ; Hundreds of incisive cross-references to deepen the user's understanding of related topics ; A Quick guide to use that explains stylistic and formal features at a glance ; Appendixes listing major figures relevant in the history of clinical psychology and psychological therapies and psychotherapeutic approaches.--[book jacket].
Download or read book A Dictionary of Psychology written by Andrew M. Colman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 11,000 authoritative and up-to-date entries, this best-selling dictionary covers all branches of psychology including psychoanalysis and psychiatry. Clear, concise descriptions for each entry offer extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotionand motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. Entries are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use, and cover word origins and derivations as well as definitions. Over 80 illustrations complement the text. In addition to the alphabetical entries, the dictionary also includes appendices covering over 800 commonly used abbreviations and symbols, as well as a list of phobias and phobic stimuli, with definitions. Now containing a list of recommended web links, accessible via the Dictionary of Psychologywebsite, this dictionary is loaded with more useful and up-to-date information than any other dictionary of its kind. Comprehensive and jargon-free, the Dictionary of Psychology is an invaluable work of reference for students of psychology and related disciplines, professionals, and the generalreader with an interest in the workings of the mind.
Download or read book A Student s Dictionary of Psychology written by Dr Nicky Hayes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Student’s Dictionary of Psychology is an essential reference for all undergraduate psychology students and those studying psychology for the first time, including those in related disciplines such as health care and social science. It provides the reader with clear definitions of key concepts from all areas of psychology. This new edition of A Student’s Dictionary of Psychology adopts a slightly different format and extended content to previous editions, but it continues to be an ‘explaining’ dictionary rather than simply a set of one-line definitions. Following up all the references and cross-references relating to a topic should give the reader a reasonable overview of the subject; in that sense, the authors have often referred to it as a kind of random-access textbook, as well as a dictionary of the main terms in psychology. Key features include: Over 2,400 entries in total; Extensive cross referencing for easy navigation; Mini biographies of key psychologists; Common abbreviations and a list of key reference works; Study notes section. This new edition includes increased coverage of psychoneurology, social, clinical, and cognitive psychology, and research methodology, as well as several other terms which have come into common usage in recent years. It also includes a list of common abbreviations, and expanded coverage of significant figures in the history of psychology. This comprehensive dictionary will support the reader all the way through their psychology studies.
Download or read book The Dictionary of Psychology written by Mike Cardwell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book The Concise Dictionary of Psychology written by David Statt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From atavistic to folie a deux, from engram to Weltschmerz and Seashore test, this edition of The Concise Dictionary of Psychology contains more than 1,300 references to words, phrases and eminent pioneers in psychology. Updated to take account of recent developments, each definition is clear, instructive and concise. A lean and efficient source of information, written in a straightforward and readable manner, this book will be an indispensable reference tool for students of psychology, for professionals and for people in the health and caring professions.
Download or read book The Dictionary of Psychology written by Ray Corsini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than three times as many defined entries, biographies, illustrations, and appendices than any other dictionary of psychology ever printed in the English language, Raymond Corsini's Dictionary of Psychology is indeed a landmark resource. The most comprehensive, up-to-date reference of its kind, the Dictionary also maintains a user-friendliness throughout. This combination ensures that it will serve as the definitive work for years to come. With a clear and functional design, and highly readable style, the Dictionary offers over 30,000 entries (including interdisciplinary terms and contemporary slang), more than 125 illustrations, as well as extensive cross-referencing of entries. Ten supportive appendices, such as the Greek Alphabet, Medical Prescription Terms, and biographies of more than 1,000 deceased contributors to psychology, further augment the Dictionary's usefulness. Over 100 psychologists as well as numerous physicians participated as consulting editors, and a dozen specialist consulting editors reviewed the material. Dr. Alan Auerbach, the American Psychological Association's de facto dictionary expert, served as the senior consulting editor. As a final check for comprehensiveness and accuracy, independent review editors were employed to re-examine, re-review, and re-approve every entry.
Download or read book The Macmillan Dictionary of Psychology written by Stuart Sutherland and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1995-12-18 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised edition incorporates over a 1000 new terms that have come into usage since the first edition was published in 1987. In addition, the definitions of many of the original terms have been revised and many new usages added. The dictionary includes as many terms as possible from other related disciplines - including psychiatry, artificial intelligence, linguistics, statistics, neurology, neurophysiology, brain chemistry, genetics etc.
Download or read book APA Concise Dictionary of Psychology written by American Psychological Association and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable and reliable source, this abridged version of the landmark resource maintains all the best features of the parent dictionary. It includes 10,000 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions, including many revised and updated from the parent dictionary.
Download or read book APA College Dictionary of Psychology written by American Psychological Association and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2009 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a compact and economic student's version of the critically acclaimed ""APA Dictionary of Psychology"". It contains 5,000 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions - including many revised and updated definitions from the parent dictionary. It includes about 200 entries that have never appeared in the parent dictionary or its abridgment, the ""APA Concise Dictionary of Psychology"", selected through comparison with some of the best and most popular textbooks currently in use on college campuses. It offers basic coverage across 90 sub disciplines of psychology - with special emphasis on field typically encountered in undergraduate studies: general, social, developmental, abnormal, and cognitive psychology, as well as neuroscience and basic methodology and statistics. There is an appendix listing major figures in the history of psychology and their relation to outside disciplines and professions.
Download or read book Dictionary of Theories Laws and Concepts in Psychology written by Jon Roeckelein and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-10-28 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully cross-referenced and source-referenced, this dictionary contains over 1200 entries consisting of terms concerning laws, theories, hypotheses, doctrines, principles, and effects in early and contemporary psychological literature. Each entry consists of the definition/description of the term with commentary, followed by a number of cross-referenced, related terms, and by chronologically-ordered source references to indicate the evolution of the term. An appendix provides supplementary material on many laws and theories not included in the dictionary itself and will be helpful to students and scholars concerned with specialty areas in psychology.
Download or read book Dictionary of Psychology written by Mike Cardwell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology as a subject is notorious for its often confusing use of language, particularly as many words that have one meaning in common everyday language have quite a different meaning when used as specialist terms in psychology. Dictionary of Psychology is an A-Z guide to key terms in the subject. Each entry begins with a clear, one-sentence definition and is followed by explanation and examples. Entries are developed in line with the relative importance of the topic covered. For many of the more central topic areas, further commentary is included to assist the reader in acquiring a critical understanding of the topic in question. Entries are carefully cross-referenced, and the format makes the Dictionary of Psychology very easy to use.
Download or read book Dictionary of Psychology written by Howard C. Warren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 873 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1935, this volume was designed to explain a range of technical psychological terms along with some amendments on usage. Howard C. Warren includes terms from fields related to 1930s psychology, such as folk-lore, religion, education and physiology, as well as more frequently used foreign terms.
Download or read book A Student s Dictionary of Psychology and Neuroscience written by Nicky Hayes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the essential reference work for any student studying psychology for the first time. Packed with easy-to-understand definitions and helpful diagrams, the new edition has been expanded to include the key concepts within the growing field of neuroscience, as well as greater coverage of positive psychology. Key features include: over 2,500 entries extensive cross-referencing for easy navigation mini biographies of key psychologists list of key reference works study notes section list of common abbreviations Also including a list of key references in the field and a guide to writing essays and referencing your work, this is the perfect accompaniment for any student newly encountering this fascinating subject, those taking related disciplines in the health or social sciences, or professionals wanting to familiarise themselves with key terms and ideas.
Download or read book The Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology written by David Matsumoto and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-07 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology is the first and only dictionary that surveys the broad discipline of psychology from an international, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary focus. This focus was achieved in several ways. The managing and consulting editor boards were comprised of world-renowned scholars in psychology from many different countries, not just the United States. They reviewed and edited all of the keyword entries to make them lively and applicable across cultural contexts, incorporating the latest knowledge in contemporary international psychology. Thus entries related to culture, as well as those from all domains of psychology, are written with the broadest possible audience in mind. Also, many keywords central to contemporary psychology were incorporated that are not included in many competitors, including the Oxford and APA dictionaries.
Download or read book A Student s Dictionary of Psychology written by David A. Statt and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Student's Concise Dictionary of Psychology contains over 1900 definitions from ablation to zygote. There are references to words, phrases and eminent psychological figures and David A. Statt has taken into account the most recent developments in psychology to present the definitions in a clear, instructive and concise manner. This book will be an invaluable source of information for students of psychology and its easily accessible style will make it an indispensable reference tool for those in related professions such as health and social work.
Download or read book Biographical Dictionary of Psychology written by Leonard Zusne and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1984-10-18 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended "to present short biographical statements on several hundred deceased psychologists and individuals from other fields who had made a contribution to the development of psychology from antiquity to the present." Contains approximately 1200 entries. Alphabetical arrangement by names. Entries give personal, educational, professional information, references to biographies, and brief discussion. Miscellaneous appendixes.
