Psychology Resources
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ProQuest databases: Access ProQuest databases through your Learner Center
- Watch this Introduction to ProQuest Databases video to learn the basics of accessing and using this resource.
- Contains full-text journals, dissertations, conference papers, and psychology journals like Annual Review of Psychology & Journal
The Journal of General Psychology. - Additional help can be found in the ProQuest Tutorial series
Additional Resources
Websites
Organizations
Videos
APA Citation & Formatting Help
Websites
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR)
- Learn more about the DSM and its evolution.
- Psychological information on topics like mental health conditions and more.
- Portal to psychotherapy; it includes free access to hundreds of thousands of professionals.
National Institute of Mental Health
- The National Institute of Mental Health is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s medical research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction.
Organizations
American Psychological Association (APA)
- The leading scientific and professional psychology organization in the United States.
American Psychiatric Association
- Their mission is “to champion psychiatrists’ medical leadership in advancing mental health and delivering high-quality care to improve patients’ lives.”
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- “The mission of AACAP is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through advocacy, education, and research, and to meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers.”
Association for Psychological Science
- This non-profit organization for psychological scientists and academics, clinicians, researchers, teachers, and administrators is dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology.
Videos
What Can You Do With Your Psychology Degree?
- The Princeton Review covers some careers a person with a Psychology degree might pursue.
- A collection of videos covering psychological experiments with children on self recognition, motor learning, stages of development, etc.
Crash Course Playlist: Psychology
- Psychology playlist from Crash Course covering topics like research, the brain, sensation & perception, consciousness, psychological disorders, etc.
APA Citation & Formatting Help
- A set of resources explaining how to set-up a paper and write citations in APA format including an overview video, explanation of formatting rules, and examples of in-text citations & references.
- American Psychological Associations official website about APA Style.
- Citation generator. Please know that citation generators may contain errors. They are a great starting point, but we recommend that you always check the generated citations for errors.