Includes a table of contents and an index. A detailed treatment of major concepts in psychology. Includes author and subject indexes. The best thing about this book is that each entry contains an extensive bibliography, making this a great starting-point for research into particular topics in psychiatry. A general dictionary of psychology, with a few illustrations.
Definitions are very brief.
Might be useful for clarifying terms, but only if one has a general background in psychology first, as it uses psychological jargon in the definitions. Published by Oxford University Press, this dictionary is more scholarly than any of the others listed here. The definitions are complex and contain extensive jargon. A good resource for those who already know the basic terminology and want more detailed definitions. A basic guide to terminology in psychology.