Starting Points: Guide to Psychology

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Reference – 1^st Floor  

 

Oxford Companion to the Mind - R 128.2 O

Widely covers people and theories in psychology and related fields.   

APA Dictionary of Psychology - R 150.3 APA

The American Psychological Association’s compilation of 25,000 covering 90 subareas across the field of psychology.   

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science - R 150.3  Cor

Four-volume encyclopedia set on topics and persons in all areas of psychology. Arranged alphabetically.   
 

Encyclopedia of Human Emotions - R 152.403 Enc

Two-volume encyclopedia of terms, theories, of human emotions.                         
 

Tests - R 155.28 Tes

Information on more than 3,000 tests including a description, purpose, population, cost and availability.                             
                                               
International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences - R 303 I

Lengthy articles on concepts, principles, theories and methods in the field of the social sciences.          

Encyclopedia of Mental Health - R 616.8003 Enc

Covers “all levels of analysis, from the molecular and biological, through the social and family, to the cultural” via essays by experts in the fields.  

      
Psychiatric Dictionary - R 616.89 Cam

A glossary of terms.  
                                               

Comprehensive Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry - R 616.89 Com

Forty-one chapters covering aging, evaluation, disorders, treatment, ethics and more. 

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) - R 616.89 Dia

Known as the DSM-IV, this manual is a classification of mental disorder defining the terms of the diagnoses made by medical professionals. Located behind Reference Desk.  

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 150-155; 616.8 
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject headings for this topic would be psychology and mental health.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·            The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost and Infotrac Onefile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card number at www.wppl.org.  Search
       for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit the search to a certain year or even a
       certain magazine.

Web Sites

American Psychological Association: APA’s online resources features psychology topics, glossary, hundreds of links, and more.        
       
Encyclopedia of Psychology: A large library of links that provides access to material on many aspects of psychology.            
       
Mental Help Net: Promotion, access and education about mental health.  Multi- faceted and multi-linked. Includes helpful symptoms listing for dozens of disorders.           
       
Psychology Today: This online site of the popular magazine includes articles, topics, self-tests, find a therapist, and more. 
        
Psychology Virtual Library: A directory of psychology Web sites including links to many scholarly journals.                 
         
Yahoo Psychology: Yahoo's list of psychology-related links. 

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