A Comprehensive Dictionary of Psychology

There are numerous terms related to subjects that we are unaware of. Here, in this series we have introduced various dictionaries that will enrich your sphere of knowledge. The series comprises dictionaries on a number of subjects. All the science students can make use of dictionaries of Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc. For students of Arts, they can refer to dictionaries of Economics, History, Literature, etc. Other than that one can also read and make use of the dictionaries of Civil Engineering, Commerce, Mathematics, Education, Music, etc. The reader can also come to know more about the various technological terms in the dictionaries of subjects like Medical Lab Technology and Rubber Technology. On the whole, these dictionaries are a broad spectrum of various terms related to the subject. ‘Man is always interesting to man. In fact, nothing else is interesting’ is an old adage. And psychology, which deals with man in the raw, as he is inside, shorn of all pretense, ought to be a very popular subject. But it is not. A part of blame for this lies with the complex vocabulary employed by psychologists and textbook authors. Words such as Super-Ego, Collective Unconscious, Archetypes and co. are enough to frighten anyone. The modest aim of the present volume is to help the reader become familiar with the meaning of psychological terminology. A detailed description of each work is given and its place in the psychological theories of different masters explained. Brief biographies of some of the most famous psychologists are also covered in this dictionary. Philosophy is the mother of psychology. In particular, philosophy of mind, as it was developed upto 19th century, played a great part in shaping psychological theories of 20th century. Therefore, some of the essential philosophical concepts have also been included to help the reader in further exploring psychology and its roots.