A Dictionary of Psychology (Oxford Paperback Reference) - Hardcover

Colman, Andrew M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198662114 ISBN 13: 9780198662112

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

From amnesia to Freudian, aggression to unconscious, this new work is an authoritative and accessible reference work and guide to psychology. Ideal for students of psychology and professional pyschologists, as well as the general reader, it contains over 9,000 main entries and provides clear and concise definitions of a wide range of terms and concepts in psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis. Topics include: Biological aspects of psychology and psychiatry, Sensation and perception, Cognition, Learning and skills, Emotion and motivation, Individual differneces and personality, Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Mental disorders, Research methods and statistics, Psychoanalysis, Phobias and phobic stimuli, Abbreviations and symbols; 79 line drawings; List of principal sources

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Review

"The number of entries promise, and deliver, great breadth of coverage from every branch of psychology...highly recommended."--Booklist"The entries are concise.... For professionals and students of psychology, this is a good place to start their research."--Library Journal "The number of entries promise, and deliver, great breadth of coverage from every branch of psychology...highly recommended."--Booklist "The entries are concise.... For professionals and students of psychology, this is a good place to start their research."--Library Journal "The number of entries promise, and deliver, great breadth of coverage from every branch of psychology...highly recommended."--Booklist "The entries are concise.... For professionals and students of psychology, this is a good place to start their research."--Library Journal "The number of entries promise, and deliver, great breadth of coverage from every branch of psychology...highly recommended."--Booklist"The entries are concise.... For professionals and students of psychology, this is a good place to start their research."--Library Journal "The entries are concise.... For professionals and students of psychology, this is a good place to start their research."--Library Journal

About the Author

Andrew Colman is Reader in Psychology at the University of Leicester. He is the author of What is Psychology? and editor of The Routledge Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology. Robert P. Kimble is at the University of Oregon. Dr. Leonard W. Hamilton and Harvey R. Schiffman are at Rutgers University. Robert J. Sternberg is at Yale University. And Dr. Robert Spitzer is at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0198662114
• ISBN 13: 9780198662112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 860