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Special Topics in the Field of Psychology

Because there are so many more relevant books than could fit on one page of listed Refernce materials, we have included this page with specific themes that are relevant to various Psychology courses.

 

Reference Books

Child & Family Psych

  • Handbook of child psychology. 2006. 4 volumes. Ref 155.4 H19C
    Spans the breadth of child development in four volumes: 1-Theoretical models of human development; 2-Cognition, perception, and language; 3-Social, emotional, and personality development; and 4-Child psychology in practice.
  • The Handbook of child and adolescent clinical psychology: A Contextual approach. 1999. Ref 618.9289 C311h
  • The crisis in youth mental health: Critical issues and effective programs. 4 volumes. 2006. Ref 618.9289 C868
  • International encyclopedia of adolescence. 2007. Main Collection 305. 23503 In82A
  • Encyclopedia of adult development. 1993. Ref 155.6 E56e
  • The Dictionary of family psychology and family therapy. 1993. Ref 616.90 D55di
  • Encyclopedia of counseling. 4 volumes. 2008. Ref 158.3 E564e

 

Mental Health

  • Encyclopedia of depression. 1991. Ref 616.7 C144
  • International handbook of traumatic stress syndromes. 1993. Ref 616.8521 I61i
  • The encyclopedia of mental health. 2001. Ref 616.89 E56e
  • A Dictionary of psychotherapy. 1986. Ref 616.8914 W16d

 

Personality & Social Psych

  • Encyclopedia of human behavior. 4 volumes. 1994. Ref 150.3 E56eh
  • Dictionary of behavior therapy techniques. 1985. Ref 616.89 D55d
  • Encyclopedia of human emotions. 2 volumes. 1999. Ref 152.4 E56e
  • Learning and memory. 2003. Ref 153.1 L47
  • Handbook of personality psychology. 1997. Ref 155.2 H19H
  • Handbook of personality development. 2006. Ref 155.25 H19M
  • Handbook of social psychology. 2 volumes. 1998. Ref 302 G46h
  • Encyclopedia of social psychology. 2 volumes. 2007. 302.03 En19SP
  • Encyclopedia of obesity and eating disorders. 2006. Ref 616.8526 C344e
  • The encyclopedia of autism spectrum disorders. 2007. Ref 616.85882 H19A
  • Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders. 2 volumes. 2005. Ref 616.85882 T84a
  • Attention deficit disorder sourcebook. 2002. Ref 618.928589 At81M
  • Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology. 2006. Ref 155.8 En19J
  • Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality. 2005. Main Collection 200.19 H19P
  • Encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology. 2 volumes. 2007. Ref 158.7 En19R

 

 



Other Research Tools

  • Credo Reference
    A conglomeration of specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias that allows you to search for definitions and encyclopedia articles, as well as develop ideas for expanding or refining a research strategy.
  • Oxford Reference Premium Online  
    Oxford University Press produces a number of extremely useful reference materials, many of which they have made available here. You can search by keyword, but you can also choose particular subjects and from there, particular books within which to search. This willl provide you with all sorts of background and broad spectrum information on a particular topic.
  • Biography Resource Center  
    Find background information about people, authors, famous personalities, and others. Search by first or last name. 


Citation Help

One of the least favorite aspects of research papers are the citations, documenting the sources where you gleaned your information. To make that a little easier, the Library offers a few resources.

  • The Citation Style Guide is a place where you can find call numbers for print Style Manuals and Handbooks, as well as online help from several different universities around the States. Check it out and see if it helps!
  • RefWorks
    is a Citation Management program. Fully available online, and linked from the Library's home page, it allows you to keep it all ELECTRONIC. Download your citations from the various databases you're using into RefWorks. This program will create the Works Cited page for you with little effort. In a database, look for the option to EXPORT - that is where you'll find this gem of a program.
  • Automatically Generated Citations can be found in our Library Catalog (to the right of the item on the Results page), as well as in most EBSCO databases (like Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, Communications and Mass Media Complete, etc.). Most databases either provide an instant citation in a couple of different styles, or they allow Exporting to RefWorks (see above). Ask a Librarian for more help in managing your citations and creating your bibliographies and works cited pages faster.
  • WorldCat.org
    "Cite this item" within individual item record lists the citation in APA, MLA, Chicago and more.
  • The Writing Center is also a solid resource. Available in the Library, this is run by the English department. If you'd like face-to-face help individually with citing or any aspect of writing and editing your paper, the Writing Center is the place to go. For more information, see their page on the Portal, or you can contact them at writingctr@taylor.edu.

 

Created by Lana Wilson, Reference Librarian

Last revised October 22, 2009 - 12:19 PM