Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library

Psychology Research Guides
General Psychology Encyclopedias *** Specialized Psychology Encyclopedias *** Psychology Handbooks
RESEARCH DATABASES FOR PSYCHOLOGY
HOFSTRA CATALOG (LEXICAT)
 History of Psychology *** Biographies *** Research/Reference Guides and Bibliographies
Tests and Measurements *** Government Documents *** Education and Careers *** Teaching
Directories, Organizations, and Associations

SPECIALIZED PSYCHOLOGY DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
 detailed treatments of specific areas with extensive references

Reference Handbook of Research and Statistical Methods in Psychology
REF BF76.5 R43 1982
Although entitled a handbook, this is a basic dictionary of research and statistical terms. Also contains tables for basic statistical distributions, coefficients, etc.

Dictonary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques
REF176.5 D53 1988
Articiles are typically 2-pages on a variety of psychological tests and measures and contain brief descriptions of the tests, information on purpose,development, clinical use, psychometrics, future directions and a brief reference list

Harvard Guide to Psychiatry (3rd ed)
REF RC454 N47 1999
Articles are typically 20-30 pages and cover various aspects of examination and evaluation, brain and behavior, psychoathology, treatment and management, special populations, and psychiatry and society. Extensive references and indexing

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior
REF BF31.E5 (1994)
Useful for everyone, but especially undergraduates. Articles are typically 10 pages, and contain an outline, glossary, cross-references, and bibliography. In addition to Table of Contents, use Index in Vol. 4 as some broad topics may be covered in several chapters

Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
REF HQ 772.G27 1998
800+ entries on key concepts and theories, childhood illnesses and diseases, individuals, organizations. Entries are typically 1-2 pages and include references of books, periodicals, AV materials, and, where appropriate, relevant organizations. Cross-referenced, with full bibliography and subject index in back of book.

Encyclopedia of Adult Development
REF BF724.5.E53 (1993)
 Development across the lifespan, with strong focus on adulthood. Articles are typically 4-8 pages, all are cross-referenced and have bibliographies. An alphabetical list and a 'Guide to Related Topics' (organizing articles by topic) are in front matter

Encyclopedia of Aging
REF HQ1061.E53 2001
2-volume set covering all aspects of aging. Articles are typically 1-3 pages long, and include citations to reference list in back of book. Alphabetical list of topics in front matter.

Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory
REF BF318.E53 (1992)
Articles are typically 3-5 pages; cover specific topics in human and animal learning and memory; also biographies on major contributors to field with reference lists

Encyclopedia of Stress
REF BF575 E53 2000
3-volume set covering virtually all areas of stress, including animal studies, disasters, diurnal rhythms, drugs, cognition, emotion, physical illness, psychopathology, immunology and inflammation, physiological, biochemical, and genetic aspects. Articles are typically 10 pages, contain a TOC, glossary and reference list for the article. Each volume contains a table listing articles under major subject areas.

MedlinePlus Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
National Center for PTSD - although based in the VA, covers many other PTSD topics (including assessment tools), etiologies, and populations
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
REF BF531 E55 1999
2-volume set covers specific emotions, behavioral expressions of emotions, theoretical and conceptual issues in the field of emotion, human experience in society, and biographies of major theorists. Articles are typically 5-8 pages long with references, and cover topics such as aggression, advertising, creativity, crying, drama and theatre, emotional abuse, propaganda, sensation-seeking, shame, and hopelessness. First volume has alphabetical list of topics.

Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence
REF BF431.E59 (1994)
250 articles on all aspects of human intelligence as well as major contributors to the field. Articles are typically 2-5 pages, with bibliographies (usually extensive). An alphabetical list of topics is in the front of Vol. 1.

Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreaming
REF BF1078.E63 (1993)
400+ articles on all aspects of sleep, covering topics from the scientific (e.g., autonomic nervous system) to cultural (e.g., role of bedtime stories). Articles are typically 1-2 pages, cross-referenced and many have bibliographies. Alphabetical list of topics in front matter; contains appendix on 'Organizations Involved with Sleep' and detailed index.

Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
REF RC334 E52 2003
4-volume set covering all aspects of neurological sciences with illustrations and color plates in each volume. Articles are typically 2-5 pages, some with references. Volume 4 has index for all volumes and Table of Contents by Subject area, in which the individual topics in the set are classified into one of 32 major topic areas.

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (2nd ed)
REF RC334 E53 1999
2-volume set covering all areas of neuroscience with illustrations.. Articles are typically 1-2 pages, most with references and 'further readings.' Appendices in volume 2 contains short biographies ofcontributors in neuroscience (300 BC - 1960 AD) and Society for Neuroscience policies on the use of animals and human subjects in neuroscience research. Each volume contains alphabetical list of entries in front matter.

Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
REF QP376 E586 2002
4-volume set covering all aspects of the human brain and its disorders. Articles are typically 10-20 pages, contain TOC's, glossaries, and references.

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development
REF QP84 C26 1998
20-70 page articles on measurement and assessment of human growth, genetics of growth, fetal growth, birth-weight, post-natal growth and maturation, behavioral and cognitive development, growth abnormalitices, environmental and ecological issues related to growth. Many tables, charts, and references within articles.

Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior
REF R726.5 E53 2004
2-volume set covering a broad array of topics in Health and Behavior, classified under the major headings of Assessment and Treatment, Basic Processes, Theory, and Methodology, Biopsychosocial Interactions, Epidemiology of Risk and Protective Factors, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Policy and Organizations, and Social and Cultural Factors (in front matter). Articles are typically 2-8 pages with references.

MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences
REF BF311 M556 1999
Lengthier articles on Philosophy, Psychology, Neurosciences, computational intelligence, linguistics and language, and culture, cognition, and evolution are followed by shorter 2-3 page articles on a broad array of topics in cognitive sciences which include reference lists and further readings lists. Alphabetical subject list in front matter; author and subject indexes.

Encyclopedia of Mental Health
REF RA 790.5 E53 1999
3-volume set, 10-20 page articles with TOC's, glossaries and reference lists.

The Freud Encyclopedia: Theory, Therapy, and Culture
REF BF173 F6176 2002
Covers Freudian terminology, concepts, theories, brief biographies major theorists and patients; geographical centers of Freudian thought; therapy and cultural influence of Freudian thought. Articles are typically 1-3 pages with references. Contains alphabetical list of topic headings in front matter.

Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology (4th ed)
REF BF1407 E52 1996
2-volume set covering phenomena, movements, cultures and people in parapsychology and the occult. Articles range from several sentences to 10 pages, with longer articles providing reference lists. General index is in back matter of V2, as well as a major topic index

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
REF BJ63 E44 1998
4-volume set covering a broad array of applied ethical questions, including annimal rights, children's rights, coercive treatment in psychiatry, confidentiality, conflict of interest, ethics and social services, altrusim, genetics and behavior, government research funding, human research subjects, informed consent, placebo treatments, psychopharmacology, psychosurgery. Articles are typically 10-20 pages, and contain TOC's, glossaries, and references. Articles are also classified by major subject area in front matter of each volume.

Other Specialized Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Psychology (2nd ed) (Corsini) REF BF31.E52 (1994)
Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders (2nd ed) REF RC552 E18 C37 2000
Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders (2nd ed) REF RC514 N63 2000
Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties (2nd ed) REF RC535 D63 2000
Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease REF RC523 T87 2003
Dictionary of Biological Psychology REF BF31 .D52 2001
 or electronically (Hofstra users only) http://ezproxy.hofstra.edu:2048/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/hofstra/Doc?id=2002588
Encyclopedia of Homosexuality REF HQ76.25 E53 1990
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender REF HQ1115 E43 2001
Encyclopedia of Memory and Memory Disorders REF BF371 N55 2001
Blackwell Dictionary of Neuropsychology REF QP360.B577 1996
Encyclopedia of Gerontology REF RC952.5 E56 1996
 Encyclopedia of Aging REF HQ1061 E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Death and Dying REF HQ1073 E543 2001
Glossary of Cognitive Science REF BF311 D84 1993
Blackwell Dictionary of Cognitive Psychology REF BF311 B535 1990
Piaget: Dictionary of Terms REF BF320 B313 1973
Dictionary of Developmental and Educational Psychology REF BF712.7 D53 1986
Dictionary of Counseling REF BF637 C6 B44 1994
Dictionary of Psychotherapy REF RC475 7 W35 1986
Dictionary of Behavior Therapy Techniques REF RC489 B4D54 1985
Encyclopedia of Evolving Techniques in Psychodynamic Therapy REF RC501.4 S65 1992
Dictionary of Psychotherapy REF RC475.7 W35 1986
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family REF HQ9 E52 2003
Dictionary of Family Therapy REF 488.5 M5313 1995
Glossary of Group and Family Therapy REF RC488 P56 1982
Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy (2nd ed) REF RC488.5 D525 1993
Dictionary of Mental Handicap REF RC569.95 L56 1989
Descriptive Dictionary and Atlas of Sexology REF HQ9 D34 1991

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