Including more than 11,000 definitions, this authoritative and up-to-date dictionary covers all branches of psychology. Clear, concise descriptions for every entry offer extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. The range of entries extends to related disciplines including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, the neurosciences, and statistics. Entries are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use, and cover word origins and derivations in addition to definitions. More than 100 illustrations complement the text.This fourth edition has incorporated numerous significant revisions and additions, many in keeping with the 2013 publication of the American Psychiatric Association’s recent edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, bringing the Dictionary fully up-to-the-minute with the most contemporary literature of the subject.Along with the alphabetical entries, the dictionary also includes appendices covering over 800 frequently used abbreviations and symbols, in addition to a list of phobias and phobic stimuli, with definitions. Comprehensive and clearly written, this dictionary is a useful work of reference for students, lecturers, and the general reader with an interest in psychology.
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