A Dictionary of Psychology

• Over 11,000 clearly defined entries - many new to this edition
• Full coverage of all aspects of psychology, including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorders, and research methods
• Over 800 commonly used abbreviations listed separately for quick reference
• Recommended web links - accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Psychology website - provide relevant extra information
• A winner of the American Libraries Association 'Outstanding Reference Source' award

New to this edition

• Fully revised and updated content
• Over 150 new entries, including irritable male syndrome, ideation, Lake Wobegon effect, and online therapy
• Three new figures
• Appendix of recommended web links - accessible via the Dictionary of Psychology companion website - provides valuable, up-to-date, and relevant extra information

Readership: Essential for students, teachers and professionals of psychology and the related fields of psychoanalysis, psychiatry, criminology, neurosciences, and statistics. Also ideal for anyone wanting to know more about the workings of the mind.

Andrew M. Colman, University of Leicester and the British Psychological Society

Review(s) from previous edition

"Comprehensive, sound, readable, and up-to-date, this is probably the best single-volume dictionary of its kind. Weighty in substance, the work is nonetheless manageable; Colman uses words with grace and economy...Cross references are handled effectively...Browsers will find much food for thought and some intellectual treats...Eager to teach and entertain, Colman offers a list of do-it-yourself demonstrations in the preface. Essential wherever psychology matters. - Library Journal

"an authoritative style, an ability to communicate in clear but concise terms, and extensive knowledge of the subject matter...Andrew Colman appears to possess all of these qualities and his Dictionary of Psychology is the impressive result...The book has many strengths and is certainly to be recommended...I am pleased to have it on my bookshelf." - THES

"Certainly a useful first port of call" - The Psychologist

"This book does not give bare definitions, it clothes them with context" - New Scientist

"The most comprehensive single-volume reference to psychology combines psychiatry and pschoanalysis under one broad umbrella, addressing 10,500 topics" - Forecast

"This tome is a comprehensive lexicon of psychological terminology within a historical and medical context, creating an entertaining and readable blend of glossary and text. Of interest to psychologists and anyone curious about the intricacies of the human mind, the Dictionary of Psychology is the newest and best authority on psychological nomenclature...[it] will tell you anything you might - or don't - want to know about the subject. Another fine book from Oxford University Press." - www.gadflyonline.com

"This is an attractive and comfortable dictionary to use...a required addition to larger public libraries and academic libraries...It is both classic and futurist, bringing together theory and practice and physical, emotional, and historical concepts used within the widening scope of psychology. It is great value for the price and would also be a welcome addition to any social scientist's personal library." - Booklist

"an excellent dictionary that clarifies definitions...reasonably priced, this dictionary will be a terrific addition to any library." - American Libraries

"a reasonably priced ready-reference source...a comprehensive overview of psychological terminology in an easy-to-use format. Entries are short, interesting, readable, and give a quick overview of the topic...a useful addition to a variety of libraries...invaluable for students and teachers" - American Reference

"this version, being more fulsome than most, is particularly useful... it will be a true reference aid and should form the backbone of any student library" - Rebecca C Tovey, Psychology Teaching Review

"For professionals and students of psychology, this is a good place to start their research" - Library Journal

"[U]seful to laypeople and professionals both" - Choice for Academic Libraries

"The number and range of entries promise, and deliver, great breadth of coverage from every branch if psychology...highly recommended" - Booklist

Preface
Advisory Editors
Illustration Acknowledgements
General Acknowledgements
Layout of Entries
Greek Alphabet
The Dictionary
Appendix I: Phobias and phobic stimuli
Appendix II: Abbreviations and symbols
Appendix III: Useful web links
Principal Sources