Psychology Research Guide

2001.

2006. Elsevier.
A dictionary focused solely on psychological theories, both good and bad.

2006. Springer.
From their website: Since its inception in 1987, "The definitive resource for scholars and students across the burgeoning and increasingly interdisciplinary fields of gerontology and geriatrics. Topics include genetics, biology, psychology, social services, and economics.

2014. Springer.
Presents alternative analyses of global psychological events, processes, and practices in an A-Z format."Enables readers to apply a critical approach" (from their website).

2009. Sage.
From their website: "This two-volume resource addresses the traditional death and dying–related topics but also presents a unique focus on the human experience to create a new dimension to the study of death and dying. With more than 300 entries, the Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience includes the complex cultural beliefs and traditions and the institutionalized social rituals that surround dying and death, as well as the array of emotional responses relating to bereavement, grieving, and mourning."

2012. Springer.
Covers the history of psychological theories from ancient thinkers to the present time.

2004. Gale.
From web site: "includes over 200 entries on topics covering all aspects of health and behavior. In addition, the Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior includes a comprehensive set of additional resources with both entries on selected organizations and an appendix with a detailed annotated listing of such organizations as well as Web sites of interest."

2005. Gale
From web site: "Comprehensive guide to the field of school psychology featuring the latest research on school learning, motivation, and educational assessment. Entries on psychology, education and counseling, child development, and special education address student success, behavior disorders, intelligence testing, learning disabilities, strategies to improve academic skills, and more."

2003. Gale.
From web site: "Provides understandable yet detailed information on mental disorders and conditions, written in language understandable to the adult layperson. Includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). It also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders."

A very understandable explanation of abnormal psychological terms that can be found in DSM-5.