Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms®
APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms® helps researchers search the APA databases with maximum precision.
What's new in this edition:
- 227 new postable or "preferred" terms
- 173 new non-postable or "used for" cross-referenced terms
- 340 scope note additions
- These changes to the Thesaurus bring the total number of terms to more than 9,000.
- New terms were mapped to all relevant records in APA's databases spanning all years in an effort to provide users greater access to historical content.
This update includes a change in status for several terms, most notably those related to Autism Spectrum Disorders. Three terms — Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders — are now non-postable. A single term — Autism Spectrum Disorders — is replacing all three.
Sample list of new index terms:
- Academic Stress
- Asylum Seeking
- Celiac Disease
- Compassion Fatigue
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging
- Emotional Style
- Gender Gap
- Hazing
- Identification
- Muslim Americans
- Patient Safety
- Restorative Justice
- Text Messaging
- Work-Life Balance
Preface
History of the Thesaurus
Development of the Eleventh Edition
- New Postable Terms
- Other Changes
- Table 1: New Postable Terms
- Table 2: New Nonpostable Terms
- Table 3: Change in Term Status
- Table 4: Deleted Terms
- Table 5: Changes to Spelling or Text of Terms
User Guide
- General Information
- Relationship Section
- Rotated Alphabetical Terms Section
- Term Clusters Section
- Table 6: Term Cluster/Subcluster Subject Areas
Search Guide
- Introduction
- Online Searching
- Example of Boolean Logic
- Online Thesaurus
- Explode Features
- Major Terms
- Adjusting Your Search Retrieval
- Content Classification Code Searching
- Age Group Searching
- Population Group Searching
- Publication Type Searching
- Document Type Searching
- Methodology Searching
- Searching for Auxiliary Materials
- Searching for Geographic Locations
- Searching for Tests and Measures
- How to Contact Us
Appendix A: Content Classification System
Appendix B: Sample APA PsycInfo Record
Appendix C: Sample APA PsycExtra Record
Relationship (Hierarchical) Section
Rotated Alphabetical Terms Section
Term Clusters Section
