Psychology
This guide focuses on the academic study of psychology. If you are looking for information about living with mental heath issues, please visit the Health and Wellness section of this website.
Searching for Encyclopedias or Reference Books?
World Book Encyclopedia Online: Search for psychology to see a list of all entries with the word Psychology in them. The article "Psychology" nicely summarizes the history of psychology and the main psychological theories. Also you may search by name of theory, such as Gestalt psychology, or the name of theorist.
Some major figures in psychology are,
| Sigmund Freud | Ivan Pavlov | Marian Woodman |
| Jean Piaget | Carl Jung | Abraham Maslow |
| B.K. Skinner | Claude Levi-Strauss | Erik Erikson |
| Karen Horney |
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology
APA Dictionary of Psychology
Developmental Disabilities in Ontario
Searching for Books?
Here are some samples of the range of psychology books at the library. You may also search the catalogue by the name of the individual theorist.
Books about Gestalt psychology
Other titles
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development
Includes a chapter on behavioural and cognitive development.
Identity and the Life Cycle
A description of the stages of ego development.
Psychology of the unconscious : Mesmer, Janet, Freud, Jung, and current issues
Searching for Audiovisual material?
The Great Ideas of Psychology (DVD)
Searching for Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles?
Using Information Databases, you will find articles published in magazines, newspapers and academic journals that you can’t find using the Internet. All our databases are listed on our website.
*If you are using a computer that isn’t in the library, you’ll be asked to type in your library card number.
See all Information Databases.
Recommended Websites
About.com- Psychology
Offers a collection of articles on basic psychology topics (development, personality, psychological theories etc.), a psychology blog and an option to sign for a newsletter.
Classics in the History of Psychology
A web site developed by Christopher D.Green, a professor of psychology in the York University, offers a collection of public domain scholarly documents of psychology: over 25 books, 200 articles and over 200 links to the works posted on other sites.
Intute-best of the web
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