PSYCHOLOGY RESOURCES

APA Citation Style             Finding Articles               

Careers                            Finding Books

Dept. of Psychology          Psychology Journals

Dissertations/Theses        Recommended Links

Resources marked with an asterisk * are only available to McNeese students and faculty, Friends of the Library, and Distance Education students.
               

APA Citation Style:

APA Style
Sample citations of the APA bibliographic format (from the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association), including books, articles, and websites.

APA Style.org: Electronic References
The latest information from the American Psychological Association on citations for online database and internet references (from the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association).



Careers:

Accredited Doctoral Programs in Professional Psychology
Scroll down to see links to the lists of accredited programs.

Careers for the Twenty-First Century
Information on the different areas of work in psychology, the academic preparation required, and the job outlook for psychologists.

Certification for Licensed Psychologists in Substance Abuse Treatment
Information on how licensed psychologists can obtain the American Psychological Association Practice Organization's College of Professional Psychology certification in substance abuse treatment---a growing area in the psychology field.

National Counselor Examination
For psychology students interested in becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor, this site from the National Board for Certified Counselors provides information about the National Counselor Examination, including links to state boards.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Information includes job descriptions, training, salaries, and employment outlook---from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

PsycCareers
Look for jobs and post resumes on the American Psychological Association's site for job seekers and employers.

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Dept. of Psychology:

Department of Psychology (McNeese)
Psychology courses offered at McNeese, information on a minor in psychology, and curricula for 3 degrees offered by the Psychology Department:

1)  Bachelor of Science in Psychology
2)  Master of Arts in Psychology
3)  Master of Education in School Counseling

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Dissertations/Theses:

Digital Dissertations and Theses *
Citations for dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present.  Abstracts are also available for dissertations from 1980 onward and for theses from 1988 onward.

Finding Books, etc. in the Library
Search the library's catalog to find copies of theses in psychology with a search psychology and thesis.

Interlibrary Loan *
If a thesis or dissertation is not available in the McNeese Library, contact Interlibrary Loan to see if it can be borrowed from another library.

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Finding Articles:

Academic Search Premier *
Covers many areas of academic study, including psychology.  Many of the articles are full text---it has full text articles from nearly 4,000 scholarly journals, including more than 3,100 peer-reviewed journals.  Coverage goes as far back as 1975.  Updated daily.

Available at McNeese
If you want to see if a journal is available at McNeese, click the Serials Department page (Journals/Newspapers by Name on the Library website).  To see if the journal is available full text at McNeese, click the "A to Z List of Full Text Electronic Journals" and then type the name of the journal in the "Find" box at the top right.  If it is available full text you will get links to databases which have the journal full text.  To see if the journal is available in print in the McNeese Library, see the  "Journal Holdings List" on the Journals/Newspapers by Name website.   If the journal is not available online or in print, you can request a copy from another library through Interlibrary Loan.*

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition *
A good source for health information.   Many of the articles are full text.  Updated daily.

LexisNexis (news) *
Full text articles, primarily from newspapers, including the New York Times.  Includes today's newspapers.

Medline *
Articles from medical journals from 1993 to the present.  Some of the articles are full text.  Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine.

ProQuest Psychology Journals *
Psychology articles which are mostly full text.  Can limit to full text articles and can limit to peer-reviewed articles.  After clicking this link (which takes you to the ProQuest menu of databases), click on ProQuest Psychology Jounals.

PsycARTICLES *
Psychology articles which are entirely full text and are published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations from 1987 to the present.

PsycCRITIQUES*
Full text reviews of current books and films (updated weekly), a 10-year backfile of Contemporary Psychology book reviews, and all PsycCRITIQUES weekly releases.  From the American Psychological Association. 

PsycINFO (EBSCOhost) *
PsycINFO has citations from Psychological Abstracts, and many of the articles cited are full text.  It indexes journal articles (from 1800s to the present) as well as books, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports.  In PsycINFO (EBSCOhost) you can limit to full text articles and to peer-reviewed journals. 

PsycINFO (ProQuest) *
PsycINFO has citations from Psychological Abstracts, and many of the articles cited are full text.  PsycINFO (ProQuest) is similar to PsycINFO (EBSCOhost) above, but this ProQuest version does not let you limit to full text articles.  After clicking this link (which takes you to the ProQuest menu of databases), click on PsycINFO.

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Finding Books:

Find Books, etc. in the Library
To find books, DVDs, videos, and government publications in the McNeese Library.

See also these resources:

Find Books, etc. in LA Libraries
To find books in other Louisiana university libraries.

Interlibrary Loan *
To borrow books which are available at another library.

Reference Universe *
This database helps you find reference books on a subject because it indexes the article titles and the back-of-the-book indexes in subject encyclopedias and other reference works.  You can limit your search to titles in the McNeese Library.  Additional note: Some reference books available in the McNeese Library are not in Reference Universe.  Ask the staff in the Reference Department on the first floor of the McNeese Library for help.

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Psychology Journals:

In Print
Psychology journals which are available in print on the 2nd floor of the library.  See the Journal Holdings List to check the dates of the library's holdings.

Online *
See the list of full text psychology journals available at McNeese and the databases in which they are found. Click the drop-down menu under "Select a Subject," then click "Philosophy, Psychology, Religion," and then click the specific subjects. You can also search under a specific journal name by clicking the "Titles" tab at the top of the screen and typing the journal name in the search box next to "Find"---this will steer you to the database or databases in which the journal is available full text.

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Recommended Links:

American Psychological Association
The APA website has interesting news articles and press releases in psychology.

American Universities (websites)
Websites for American universities, searchable by the first letter of the university's name, and there is also a link to international universities.

Biography Resource Center *
A quick and easy source for biographical information covering people in many fields, including psychology.  Includes information from books and articles, and also websites when available.

Books in Print *
Search for books and videos (often with reviews included).

Changing Minds
Wonderful educational campaign by the Royal College of Psychiatrists to counter the ignorance and stigma which people who have mental disorders sometimes face.

Children and Grief  
Information from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on how to help children with their grief.  See also their information on how to help children When a Pet Dies.

CogPrints: Cognitive Sciences EPrint Archive 
Archives papers (preprints and reprints) on cognition in areas of psychology, philosophy, biology, neuroscience, computer science, and linguistics.

Controlling Anger 
Helpful information from the American Psychological Association on expressing and managing anger as well as strategies to keep it at bay.

Coping With Loss - Bereavement and Grief 
Helpful information on grief---from the National Mental Health Association.

Depression (National Institute of Mental Health) 
Information on depression---its symptoms, causes, types, treatments, and sources for help.

Eating Disorders
From the National Eating Disorders Association, information about anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder in males and females and about seeking treatment.

Facts for Families 
Information from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on a wide range of issues of concern to children and adolescents and their families.

Help Center 
Helpful information in many areas, including relationships and health---from the American Psychological Association.

Internet Mental Health
Developed "to improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness throughout the world," this site by psychiatrist Dr. Phillip W. Long gives descriptions of the most common mental disorders, and also information about treatments and current research.  "Nearly two-thirds of all people with diagnosable mental disorders do not seek treatment," Dr. Long quotes from Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General.  "When people understand that mental disorders are not the result of moral failings or limited will power," the Report continues, "but are legitimate illnesses that are responsive to specific treatments, much of the negative stereotyping may dissipate."

Mental Measurements Yearbook *
Information about standardized tests and reviews of the tests.

Road to Resilience
From the American Psychological Association---resilience, ways to build it, and sources for help.

Serials Directory *
Information about magazines and journals---including editorial contact and subscription information.

Social Psychology Network
A wealth of social psychology links on attitudes, cognition, diversity, gender, interpersonal relations, identity, and group behavior.

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Note: The randomly rotating sketches of psychologists (Adler, Binet, Jung, Rogers, and Skinner) on the top left side of the page are from a website of public domain images of famous psychologists.

 

This page last updated on September 18, 2006 .

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