The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology has become a byword for demystifying the language of this complex subject. Invaluable for both students and professionals, this wide-ranging and accessible reference work is an indispensable guide to all areas of psychology and psychiatry.
- Contains over 1 7,000 definitions, as well as a detailed appendix
on phobias
- Includes related fields such as neuroscience and social psychology
- Describes how terms are employed, their wider connotations and
past usage
- Looks in detail at such key concepts as addiction and insfincf
'Reber brings humour and common sense to defining some 1 7,000 terms ... [it] deserves to become a classic of its kind' The Times Educational Supplement
'Far and wide the best reference work of its kind' Paul Edwards, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York