These are "official" subject headings from the Library of Congress regarding psychology-using them may increase your searching success. Please note that this is only a selective list--come visit us at the Reference Desk for more help with using LC Subject Headings!
PSYCHOLOGY
USED FOR Behavioral sciences
Mental philosophy
Mind
Science, Mental
RELATED TERM
Mental health
SEE ALSO subdivision Psychology under titles of individual sacred works, and under religions, ethnic groups, and names of individual persons; and subdivision Psychological aspects under other topics for works that discuss the influence of particular conditions, activities, objects, etc. on the mental condition or personality of individuals
NARROWER TERMS (selected)
Adolescent psychology
Affect (Psychology)
Attitude (Psychology)
Behaviorism (Psychology)
Child psychology
Choice (Psychology)
Cognition
Consciousness
Control (Psychology)
Couples—Psychology
Criminal psychology
Difference (Psychology)
Educational psychology
Ego (Psychology)
Emotions
Fighting (Psychology)
Gestalt psychology
Habit
Hostility (Psychology)
Human behavior
Ideology
Individuality
Individuation (Psychology)
Inhibition
Intellect
Judgment
Knowledge, Theory of
Logic
Loss (Psychology)
Memory
Minorities in psychology
Motivation (Psychology)
Observation (Psychology)
Operant behavior
Opposition, Theory of
Peer review in psychology
Personality
Polarity (Psychology)
Positive psychology
Psychoanalysis
Psycholinguistics
Psychology, Applied
Racism in psychology
Self-acceptance
Social interaction
Social psychology
Stress (Psychology)
Subconsciousness
Synthesia
Temperament
Thought and thinking
Values
Will
These areas of the LC Classification system contain materials about Psychology. You can use these call numbers to browse the stacks in Shepard Library. The "B" section is on the first floor, and the "R" section is on the second floor.
| BF | Psychology |
| BF 173-175.5 | Psychoanalysis |
| BF 176-176.5 | Psychological tests and testing |
| BF 180-198.7 | Experimental psychology |
| BF 309-499 | Consciousness. Cognition |
| BF 318 | Learning |
| BF 318.5-319.5.V4 | Experiential learning. Conditioned response |
| BF 321-323.V5 | Apperception. Attention |
| BF 335-337 | Habit. Adjustment |
| BF 370-387.N34 | Memory |
| BF 408-426 | Creative processes. Imagination. Invention |
| BF 431-433.S63 | Intelligence. Mental ability. Intelligence testing. Ability testing |
| BF 441-449.5 | Thought and thinking |
| BF 455.A1-467 | Psycholinguistics. Psychology of meaning |
| BF 501-505 | Motivation |
| BF 511-593 | Affection. Feeling. Emotion |
| BF 608-635 | Will. Volition. Choice. Control |
| BF 636-637 | Applied psychology |
| BF 636.5-636.7.S57 | Counseling psychology. Counseling |
| BF 692-692.5 | Psychology of sex. Sexual behavior |
| BF 697-697.5 | Differential psychology. Individuality. Self |
| BF 698-698.9 | Personality |
| BF 712-724.85 | Developmental psychology |
| BF 719-720 | Infant psychology. Newborn infant psychology |
| BF 721-723.W67 | Child psychology |
| BF 724-724.3.W67 | Adolescence. Youth |
| BF 724.5-724.85.S92 | Adulthood |
| BF 795-839 | Temperament. Character |
| R | Medicine |
| RC | Internal medicine |
| RC 321-571 | Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| RC 346-429 |
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system including speech disorders |
| RC 435-571 | Psychiatry |
| RC 475-489 | Therapeutics. Psychotherapy |
| RC 490-499 | Hypnotism and hypnosis. Suggestion therapy |
| RC 500-510 | Psychoanalysis |
| RC 512-569.5 | Psychopathology |
| RC 512-528 | Psychoses |
| RC 530-552 | Neuroses |
| RC 554-569.5 |
Personality disorders. Behavior problems including sexual problems, drug abuse, suicide, child abuse |
| RC 569.7-571 | Mental retardation. Developmental disabilities |
