The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology has become a byword for demystifying the language of this complex subject. Invaluable for both students and professionals, this wide-ranging and accessible reference work is an indispensable guide to all areas of psychology and psychiatry.

• Contains over 17,000 definitions, as well as a detailed appendix on phobias
• Includes related fields such as neuroscience and social psychology
• Describes how terms are employed, their wider connotations and past usage
• Looks in detail at such key concepts as addiction and instinct 'Reber brings humour and common sense to defining some 17,000 terms ... [it] deserves to become a classic of its kind' — The Times Educational Supplement 'Far and wide the best reference work of its kind' — Paul Edwards, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York