Psychology Subject Guide

Print Reference Resources in Psychology

This guide lists selected print sources, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, that may be useful for researching psychology topics. All are available in Hodges Library.

• A Dictionary of Psychology. Andrew M. Colman. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
  REF BF31.C65 2001

Sensible and informative definitions of the most important and difficult words that a reader is likely to encounter in books and articles on psychology. Includes an appendix on Phobias and Phobic Stimuli.

• The Dictionary of Psychology. Corsini, Raymond J. Philadelphia, PA: Brunner/Mazel 1999.
  REF BF31.C72 1999

The most comprehensive dictionary of psychology in English, with 30,000 entries - including some slang, foreign, historical, and obsolete terms. Includes appendices for DSM-IV terms; Systems of Treatment; Measuring Instruments; Symbols; Rorschach Descriptors; and brief Biographies.

• Encyclopedia of Psychology. Alan E. Kazdin, Editor-in-Chief. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association; Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. (8 vols.)
  REF BF31.E52 2000 Vols. 1-8

A comprehensive publication with 1,500 entries and almost 400 biographies of historical figures. Current and historical theory and practice in all branches of the field, research methods, assessment, clinical topics, social processes and more are covered.

• The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. 3rd ed. Edited by W. Edward Craighead and Charles B. Nemeroff. New York: Wiley, 2001. (4 vols.)
  REF BF31.E522 2001 Vols. 1-4

A concise and handy reference for more than 1,200 topics in psychology and the behavioral sciences. Includes subject and author indexes.

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.
  REF BF76.7.P83 2001

The latest information on APA style, including guidelines for submitting papers electronically, avoiding plagiarism, presenting case studies, constructing tables, copyright and permissions, writing cover letters for submitting articles, etc. Also covers manuscript preparation and production, reducing bias in language, and ethics.

• The Freud Encyclopedia: Theory, Therapy, and Culture. Edited by Edward Erwin. New York: Routledge, 2002.
  REF BF173.F6176 2002

A comprehensive reference work on the life, ideas, and influence of the great and controversial founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. Offers a wide range of articles on Freud and his work, as well as Freud as a cultural and literary figure. Also discusses many other individuals involved in developing and advancing Freud's ideas.

• Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment. Edited by Rocio Fernandez-Ballesteros. London: Sage, 2003. (2 vols.) REF BF176.E53 2003 Vols. 1-2

Presents the reader with a comprehensive network for psychological assessment as a conceptual and methodological discipline and as a professional activity. Presents 235 entries covering relevant issues from basic theory to technology. Oriented to the psychology community, but may be of interest in other subject areas.

• Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. Edited by Lynn Nadel. London: Nature Publishing Group, 2003. (4 vols.)
  REF BF311.E53 2003 Vols. 1-4

Captures current thinking about the workings of the mind and brain. Includes introductory entries that provide an overview of a domain, as well as in-depth entries with considerable detail.

• The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences. Edited by Robert A. Wilson and Frank C. Keil. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1999.
  REF BF311.M5562 1999

Over 450 multidisciplinary articles, complete with references and further reading lists, grouped in the categories Philosophy, Psychology Neurosciences; Computational Intelligences; Linguistics and Language; and Culture, Cognition, and Evolution. Each section includes a long introductory essay, history, concepts, methods, and results.

• Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology. Charles Spielberger, Editor-in-Chief. Oxford: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. (3 vols.)
  REF BF636.E52 2004 Vols. 1-3

Comprehensive and authoritative study covering the field of applied psychology. Includes over 300 articles on various aspects of the subject.

• Dictionary of Biological Psychology. Edited by Philip Winn. London; New York: Routledge, 2001.
  REF QP360.D52 2001

Produced by international experts, this volume provides definitions of biological terms used in such varied subspecialties as addiction, artificial intelligence, ethology, and psychopharmacology.

• Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Edited by George Adelman and Barry Smith. 2nd enlarged and revised ed. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, 1999. (2 vols.)
  REF RC334.E53 1999 Vols. 1-2

Includes articles from the neurobiological, cognitive science, neurocomputing, chemical, physiological, medical, and psychological perspectives. Appendix I provides biographies of major figures in the field up to 1960, and Appendix II provides Society of Neuroscience policies.

• The Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis. Benjamin B. Wolman, Editor-in-Chief. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.
  REF RC437.E49 1996

This volume updates and abridges the 1977 12-volume International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Neurology (Reference Room and Stacks, RC334.I57). An authoritative, concise source for subjects and major figures in the field.

• Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary. 8th ed. Robert J. Campbell. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
  REF RC437.H5 2004

Incorporates the discoveries and theories of the last 50 years. Geared toward psychiatrists, both recent graduates and established practitioners. Definitions are comprehensible to those active in the behavioural sciences as well as those who work outside this area.

• A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. Rycroft, Charles. 2nd ed. London and New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
  REF RC437.R9 1995

Written by a Freudian analyst, this dictionary goes beyond definitions to explain the origins of terms, their interconnections, and some of the controversies surrounding them. Medical, biological, Jungian, existential, and anthropological terms are included.

• The Harvard Guide to Psychiatry. Edited by Armand M. Nicholi, Jr. 3rd ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999.
  REF RC454.N47 1999

A humanistic view of current theory and practice, divided into six sections: Examination and Evaluation, Brain and Behavior, Psychopathology, Principles of Treatment and Management, Special Populations, and Psychiatry and Society. Includes neuroimaging, biological aspects, managed care implications, psychoimmunology, phenomenology, race and culture, psychopharmacology, ethics, AIDS patients, and more. DSM-IV categories are discussed throughout.

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1994.
  REF RC455.2.C4D54 1995

Prepared by an American Psychiatric Association Task Force after consultation with over 60 other professional organizations, this classification of mental disorders is based on literature reviews, reanalysis of data, and extensive field trials. For each disorder, DSM-IV describes diagnostic features, subtypes, recording procedures, culture, age and gender features, prevalence, course, differential diagnosis, and more.

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR. 4th ed. Text Revision. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2000.
  REF RC455.2.C4D536 2000

Because the publication of the DSM-V has been delayed until at least 2006, the American Psychiatric Association has updated DSM-IV text sections, especially associated features and disorders, specific culture, age and gender features, prevalence, course, familial patterns, and differential diagnosis. No new disorders or categories were added. Appendices include differential diagnosis, criteria sets and axes, glossary, and highlights of changes in DSM-IV Text Revision.

• Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy. Michel Hersen and William Sledge, Editors-in-Chief. San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press, 2002. (2 vols.)
  REF RC475.7.E537 2002Vols. 1-2

Comprehensive reference to extant knowledge in the field of psychotherapy. Written in clear language to be of value to professionals as well as lay persons. Over 200 topics covered.

• Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Joseph D. Noshpitz, Editor-in-Chief. New York: Wiley, 1997. (7 vols.)
  REF RJ499.3.H356 1997 Vols. 1-7

Incorporating recent developments in neuroscience, genetics, psychoanalytic theory and psychopharmacology, these volumes focus on both normal development and disorders. Volumes 1-3 cover birth through preschool years, grade school, and adolescence. The fourth volume, Varieties of Development, explores various environments and medical disorders; Volume 5 is Clinical Assessment and Intervention Planning; Volume 6, Basic Psychiatric Science and Treatment; and Volume 7, Advances and New Directions.




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