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APA dictionary of psychology

Title

APA dictionary of psychology / Gary R. VandenBos, editor in chief.

Format

Book

Edition

1st ed.

Published

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2007.

Description

xvi, 1024 p. ; 26 cm.

Other contributors

VandenBos, Gary R. American Psychological Association.

Portion of title

Dictionary of psychology

Variant title

A.P.A. dictionary of psychology

Notes

Appendixes: Biographical entries; Institutional and organizational entries; Psychological test and assesment instrument entries; Psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic approach entries.

Contents

• Guide to the dictionary
• Quick guide to format
• APA dictionary of psychology
• Appendixes
• Biographical entries
• Institutional and organizational entries
• Psychological tests and assessment instrument entries
• Psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic approach entries.

Summary

"The largest association of psychologists in the world - the American Psychological Association - presents the definitive information on the language of the field, including: 25,000 entries offering clear and authoritative definitions; balanced coverage of over 90 subareas across the field of psychology - including clinical, experimental, neuropsychology, cognitive, personality and social, developmental, health, psychopharmacology, methodology and statistics, and many others; thousands of cross-references that deepen the user's understanding of related topics; close to 200 concise entries on major figures in the history of psychology and central organizations, institutions, and associations; a Guide to the Dictionary and Quick Guide to Format that explain stylistic and format features; and 4 appendixes on entries from these categories: biographies; institutions, organizations, and associations; psychological tests and assessment instruments; and psychotherapies and psychotherapeutic approaches."--Book jacket.

Subject headings

Psychology--Dictionaries.

Medical subjects

Psychology--Dictionary--English.

Genre heading

Dictionary.

ISBN

9781591473800 1591473802 9781591473802