This book is a winner of the American Libraries Association 'Outstanding Reference Sources' Award. This is the most up-to-date dictionary of psychology available, described as 'the best single volume dictionary of its kind' ("Library Journal"), and 'impressive' ("THES"). With over 10,500 entries, this authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of psychology is ideal for students, professional psychologists, and the general reader. It features clear and wide-ranging entries that cover all branches of psychology and related disciplines, including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, the neurosciences, and statistics. It also provides: extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. It includes: over 700 commonly used abbreviations and symbols, listed separately for easy reference; a comprehensive list of phobias and phobic stimuli; word origins and derivations. It features extensive cross-referencing, and over 70 illustrations.