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AllPsych
Sections include: Careers and Education in Psychology, Forums, Fun and Games, News, Online Tests, Psychitric Disorders (Alphabetical Index of all Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Diagnosis Facts, Dissociative Disorders, DSM IV, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders, Mood Disorders, Paraphilias, Personality Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Sexual Dysfunctions, Sleep Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders), Psychology Texts (Psychology 101, more), Reference Section (Timeline of Psychology, Biographies, Psychology Dictionary, Bookshelf, Street Drug Fact Sheet, Psychotherapy Facts, Psychotropic Medication Guide), Research, and related resources online.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Includes: Psychology Topics, a Glossary, news, articles, APA Style guidelines, and more.
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
"The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 38,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders."
APA Help Center
"APA's Help Center is your online resource for brochures, tips and articles on the psychological issues that affect your physical and emotional well-being, as well as information about referrals." From the American Psychological Association (APA).
Classics in the History of Psychology
Full text of major psychological works/papers/studies. Sections include: Ancient Thought, Medieval/Renaissance Thought, Modern Philosophical Thought. Provided by York University, Toronto, Canada.
CliffsNotes: Developmental Psychology
"These articles can help you understand the psychology of human development." Topics include: Childbirth, Cognitive Development, Conception, Crisis in Middle Adulthood, Death and Dying, Establishing a Career, Ethics, Family, Fear and Aggression, Friends and Playmates, Genders, Health Issues, Independence, Infertility, Intellectual Development, Intelligence and Memory, Juvenile Delinquency, Orientation, Peer Pressures, Personality, Physical Development, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Psychosocial Development, Relationships, Research, Search for Identity, Self-Concept, Sexuality, Social Cognition, Starting a Family, Stressors, Theories of Aging, Work and Retirement.
CliffsNotes: Psychology
"These articles can help you understand the psychological aspects of the human mind." Topics include: Abnormal Psychology/Behavior, Adolescence, Aggression, Altruism, Assessments, Attitudes, Attraction, Behavioral Modifications, Biological Bases of Behavior, Circadian Rhythms, Classical and Operant Conditioning, Cognition and Language, Cognitive and Social Learning, Consciousness, Decision Making, Diversity Issues , Drugs and Effects, Electrical Stimulation of the Brain, Emotions, Extinction, Gestalt Theory, Institutionalization, Intelligence, Legal Aspects, Measurement and Statistics, Memory Storage/Retrieval/Loss, Motivations, Nature and Nurture, Need Hierarchy, Nonverbal Communication, Perception, Personality Development, Perspectives, Prejudice, Prenatal, Problem Solving, Psychotherapies, Research Methods, Responsiveness, Sensations (senses of vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch), Sleep, Stress and Health, Tests, Traits and Types, Treatments.
Diagnosis Dictionary
Mental health and popular psychological terms, definitions of personality disorders and diseases. Browse alphabetically, by disorder, or by topic. From Psychology Today.
Find a Psychologist
From American Psychological Association (APA).
Glossary of Psychology Terms
From American Psychological Association (APA).
Healthy Minds
Browse by topic or by audience/social group. Psychiatric issues and topics, definitions, symptoms and treatments of psychological disorders. Topics include: Addiction, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Choosing a Psychiatrist, Coping with Natural Disasters, Depression, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, HIV & AIDS, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Patient Bill of Rights, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Posttraumtic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Suicide. From the American Psychiatric Association.
How Your Brain Works
From How Stuff Works.
Mental Health and Behavior
Numerous articles of psychological disorders and mental wellness topics. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Mind and Brain News
Scientific news and research. From ScienceDaily.com.
National Association of School Psychologists
Includes a Career Center and a Resource Library.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
"The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure." Includes news, articles, research, publications, and more.
Psych Basics
Introductory articles and opposing viewpoints on a wide variety of psychological subjects. Topics include: Addiction, Aging, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Anxiety, Autism, Behavioral Economics, Bipolar Disorder, Child Development, Cognition, Creativity, Depression, Diet, Eating Disorders, Evolutionary Psychology, Gender, Happiness, Humor, Integrative Medicine, Laughter, Law and Crime, Love, Low Sexual Desire, Media, Memory, Narcissism, Neuroscience, Parenting, Personality, Pets, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Resilience, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Self-Esteem, Self-Help, Sexuality, Sleep, Social Life, Spirituality, Sport and Competition, Stress, and Work. From Psychology Today.
PsychCentral
Described as "the Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health network," this website offers a wide variety of articles on all aspects of psychology and psychological theory. Included is a DSM-IV Mental Disorders Index, News, Research, a blog, a public forum, quizzes, and more.
Psychology and Mental Wellness News
Psychology Articles: How-to Help and Videos
Topics include: Analyzing Theories of Psychology; Understanding Intelligence/Multiple Intelligences; Types of Psychology Professionals; Understanding the Id, Ego, and Superego in Psychology. From the "For Dummies" series.
Psychology: Student Resources
Sections include: What is Psychology?, 8 Stages of Human Development, 10 Most Influential Psychologists, How Colors Impact Moods, Which Psychology Career Is Best for You?, and Experiments. From About.com.
Psychology Theories
An overview of psychological theory, including: behavioral, cognitive, developmental, humanist, personality, and social psychology. From About.com.
Psychology Today
Consumer-oriented periodical exploring popular psychology and personal wellness topics.
Psychologists
Career overview. Topics include: Nature of the Work, Training, Other Qualifications, Advancement, Employment, Job Outlook, Projections Data, Earnings, Related Occupations. From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Psychotherapy Facts
From AllPsych.com.
Scientific American Mind
Another consumer-oriented periodical exploring popular psychology and personal wellness topics. See also Scientific American's Mind and Brain section for news and articles.
The Secret Life of the Brain
Documentary on the human brain from PBS.

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