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APA proudly offers this focused abridgment of its landmark, critically acclaimed APA Dictionary of Psychology, specifically tailored for clinicians and clinicians-in-training. The APA Dictionary of Clinical Psychology maintains all the best features of the parent dictionary, including   , entries offering clear and authoritative definitions-including a number of entirely new entriesBalanced coverage from across such core areas as assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders   training and supervision as well as terms more generally relevant to various biological, cognitive, developmental, and personality/social psychological underpinnings of mental healthHundreds of incisive cross-references that deepen the user's understanding of related topicsA Quick Guide to Use that explains stylistic and formal features at a glanceAppendixes listing major figures relevant in the history of clinical psychology and psychological therapies and psychotherapeutic approachesAn invaluable resource, the APA Dictionary of Clinical Psychology answers the needs of clinical psychologists, whether they work in health or mental health clinics in independent or group practices or as consultants to professionals in such fields as medicine, law, social work, and consumer relations.  Students in clinical training will likewise find it to be a well-focused and economical alternative to the broader coverage of the parent work.

This well-focused abridgment of the critically acclaimed APA Dictionary of Psychology is specifically tailored for scholars and students who focus on the field of developmental psychology. The basic lexicon of development across the lifespan is illuminated in thousands of entries and hundreds of cross-references representing four basic categories:   Theories (e.g., psychoanalytic, normative development, testing, learning, Piagetian stages)Biosocial (e.g., heredity/genetics, physical/sexual maturation)Cognitive (e.g., learning, memory, and neurology)Psychosocial (e.g., family, community, education, employment)Moreover, a significant number of revised and entirely new entries will offer fresh perspectives on the multidimensional and multidirectional aspects and the plasticity of change across human life and in human behavior.