Useful Links for Psychology

Compiled by Dr. Joanne Hsu, Department Chair, Psychology, Sociology & Anthropology

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Internet Resources for Psychology

The sites are organized into four categories: General Information, Student Information and Career in Psychology, Specialized Areas in Psychology, and Mental Health and Mental Disorders.

You can visit any of the following web sites by clicking its name or address. Since you will leave the current page after clicking, I strongly recommend you put a bookmark on this web page before you visit your first site so that you can easily find your way back here.

I am sure that you will be amazed by the wealth of psychology information on the internet. Your comments and suggestions for additional sites are most welcome! Please send them to Dr. Joanne Hsu ([email protected]).

A. General Information:

American Psychological Association (APA) Homepage
http://www.apa.org/

This is the web site for the most important psychological association in America. This excellent megasite contains a vast collection of information and resources in psychology. It describes the organization, public policy, ethical guidelines, and membership benefits of APA. It provides access to a huge library of web documents on psychology as well as educational and career information for students of psychology.

Society for the Teanternet Resources for Psychologyching of Psychology

http://www.apa.org/about/division/div2.html

This is the web site for the teachers of psychology from secondary school through graduate level. It provides information about the organization, teaching conferences, and links to other psychology resources for the teaching of psychology.

Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP) Online
http://teachpsych.org/otrp/

This is an affilated site with Society for the Teaching of Psychology. This site serves as the online distribution center for resources related to teaching and advising students. It has a collection of syllabi and the data-based index of the complete contents of the Society's journal "Teaching of Psychology". It also offers links to general and specific internet-based resources for teachers of psychology, including discussion groups, student advisement, and organizations.

Association For Psychological Science

(formerly American Psychological Society)
http://www.psychologicalscience.org

This web site describes the organization and services of Association For Psychological Science (formerly American Psychological Society). It has extensive psychology links, and internet resources for teaching, research (including research being conducted on the Internet), graduate study, job search support, etc.

Psych Web
http://www.psychwww.com/index.html

Developed by Dr. Russell A. Dewey, this is one of the best web sites for psychology, superbly informative and organized! It has lots of useful information and links for students and teachers of psychology. Some of the specific sections of the site will be referred to in the following sections.

Encyclopedia of Psychology

http://www.psychology.org/links

"The Encyclopedia of Psychology is intended to facilitate browsing in any area of psychology. There are two paths envisioned for this purpose: 1. Original information generated by respected researchers and practitioners in various fields of psychology. 2. A hierarchical database of links to websites providing information about scientific psychology."

Resources on APA Style (based on Publication Manual of APA, 6th ed.) (Compiled by Dr. Joanne Hsu)

Houston Community College Homepage

http://www.hccs.edu/

This HCC homepage has a list of phone directory, information on library and human resources, and links to five colleges and other popular Houston internet sites.

B. Student Information and Career in Psychology:

APA Student information
http://www.apa.org/about/students.aspx

This Student Info page of APA site provides information on various levels of the study of psychology, graduate school information, and details about careers in psychology.

Psych Web - Tip Sheets for Psychology Majors
http://www.psychwww.com/tipsheet/index.html

A list of "tip sheets" for psychology majors is provided in this page of the Psych Web site. It has valuable information on how to write a psychology research paper and laboratory report in APA format, how to get good letters of recommendation, and how to plan for graduate school. It provides a listing of U. S. Psychology PhD Programs, a description of Bachelor's level jobs in psychology, and a list of suggested courses to acquire skills employers want. It also offers links to internet resources in career issues and job listings.

Marky Lloyd's Career in Psychology Page
http://www.psychwww.com/careers/index.htm

(This site can also be accessed from Psych Web homepage: http://www.psychwww.com/index.html)

Dr. Marky Lloyd at Georgia Southern University developed this web site to help undergraduate students in their career preparation in psychology. The information is presented in eight sections: (1) making the most of your undergraduate years, (2) exploring career-related abilities, interests, skills, and values, (3) entry-level jobs for psychology, (4) Master's- and Doctoral-level careers in psychology and related areas, (5) graduate school options for psychology majors, (6) graduate school: the application process, (7) job searching resources, and (8) selected web sites containing career and graduate school information of interest to psychology majors.

How to Get the Most out of Studying: A Video Series

http://www.samford.edu/how-to-study/default.aspx

Useful tips for effective study based on psychological theories. The series was created by Dr. Stephen Chew at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.

Psychology Degree Guide

http://psychologydegreeguide.org/

"Comprehensive Guide to Psychology Degree Programs, including student interviews, articles related to psychology specialties and a searchable database with over 6000 degree programs."

Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/

This is a very interesting and informative blog about career issues by Penelope Trunk, a blog reflecting the perspective of Generation Y.

Psych Web - Psychology Departments on the Web
http://www.psychwww.com/resource/deptlist.htm

This webpage contains links to psychology department home pages at colleges and universities around the world.

Library Research in Psychology
http://www.apa.org/education/undergrad/library-research.aspx

This APA page provides guidance on how to conduct library research in psychology.

C. Specialized Areas in Psychology - Psychology Resources by Subject:

The first three web sites provide megalists of internet resources on specialized areas in psychology. You can access scholarly psychology information on a particular subject such as personality theory and developmental psychology from these megasites.

APA Psychology Topics
http://www.apa.org/topics/index.aspx

In this page of the APA site, you can search for information on various psychology topics.

Social Psychology Network
http://www.socialpsychology.org/sitemap.htm

This site offers an overview of the main resources contained in Social Psychology Network. It has links to tremendous amount of information about different areas of psychology, career information, etc.

Psych Web - Scholarly Psychology Resources on the Web
http://www.psychwww.com/resource/bytopic.htm

This page in the Psych Web site provides links to sites which offer scholarly information about a subtopic within the field of psychology. The information is categorized into different specialized areas of psychology such as developmental psychology, neuroscience, personality, memory, motivation and emotion, statistics and testing, social psychology, sexuality, therapy and counseling, etc.

Lefton's Psychology HotLinks
http://www.abacon.com/lefton/links.html

This page provides links to sites which offer information in the areas of neuropsychology, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, cognitive psychology, intelligence, motivation and emotion, development, personality, treatment, and social psychology.

Armin Guenther's PSYCLINE (Links to Psychological Journals)
http://www.psycline.org/journals/psycline.html

This web site has links to 2000+ psychology related journals on the web.

Free Online Textbooks on Psychology by Dr. George Boeree of Shippensburg University

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/

Dr. George Boeree of Shippensburg Universities provides free online texts on General Psychology, Personality Theories, Social Psychology, History of Psychology, etc. Click on "Online Texts" from the homepage to access the free online textbooks.

Global and Crosse-Cultural Psychology Resources

http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/joanne.hsu/global_psychology

A collaborative web site, created by Dr. Joanne Hsu, to provide resources for global (or international) psychology, cross-cultural psychology, cultural psychology, and indigenous psychology resources, that are relevant to internationalize the psychology curriculum.

Positive Psychology Center

http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/

A comprehensive website for resources on Positive Psychology.

Positive Psychology Resources (Compiled by Dr. Joanne Hsu)

http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/joanne.hsu/positive%20psyc

Web resources and recommended readings for positive psychology.

Martin Seligman’s Authentic Happiness website :

http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx

Albert Bandura

http://des.emory.edu/mfp/self-efficacy.html#bandura

All you want to know about Albert Bandura.

Information on Self Efficacy: A Community of Scholars

http://des.emory.edu/mfp/self-efficacy.html

A comprehensive site on self efficacy

Stanford Prison Experiment website:

http://prisonexp.org/

Phil Zimbardo’s Website:

http://zimbardo.socialpsychology.org/

Abraham Maslow - Biography, Theory, and Discussion

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/maslow.html

A good overview of Maslow's theory, written by Dr. George Boeree.

Carl Rogers

http://pandc.ca/?cat=carl_rogers&page=rogers

A web page that provides useful links to resources on Rogerian Theory, Therapy, and applications.

Sigmund Freud Archives

http://www.freudarchives.org/

This page provides Sigmund Freud Archives.

The Whole Brain Atlas at Harvard University
http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/home.html

This site offers information on brain imaging techniques used in the medical field. It provides images for normal brain and diseased brain (due to stroke, tumor, Alzheimer's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, etc.).

Self Discovery Workshop - IQ test
http://www.iqtest.com/

Want to take an IQ test? This site offers you one.

Jouni Smed's States of Consciousness
http://www.psychwww.com/asc/asc.html

If you are interested in hypnosis, out-of-body experience, and lucid dreams, this is the site for you!

The Psychology of Cyberspace
http://users.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/psycyber.html

This interesting site demonstrates how new psychological concepts and research evolve. Dr. John Suler at Rider University set up this site to explore the psychological dimensions of the environment created by computers and online networks and how people behave and interact in this environment ("cyberspace"). It contains a hypertext book on the Psychology of Cyberspace. It celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008.

Psychology of Religious Experiences - Dr. Ken Vincent's Guide to Resources on Tranpersonal Experiences

http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/joanne.hsu/psycresources/other/Transpersonal

A guide to recent books and websites on transpersonal experience compiled by Dr. Ken Vincent, an expert on the field of transpersonal experiences or Psychology of Religious Experiences.

D. Mental Health and Mental Disorders:

The following are some of the most informative megasites which provides online resources on description, diagnosis and treatment of various mental disorders. You can access information on a specific disorder from most of these megasites.

Internet Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealth.com/

Developed by Canadian psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Long, this is one of the very best mental health sites on the Internet. It contains an encyclopedia of mental health information "on site". It has detailed information on 52 most common mental disorders and 67 most common psychiatric drugs. It provides online diagnosis of Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders, Substance Use Disorders. News, magazine articles, stories of recovery, and booklets are also accessible. Mental health consumers (patients) and their families will benefit greatly by visiting this site.

APA Help Center and Public Information
http://helping.apa.org/

APA Help Center offers information on dealing with modern life problems in work, home, and mind and body. It provides questions and answers about work and family issues, such as working moms, downsizing survival, stress in the workplace, single parenting, tasks for a good marriage, therapy and cancer, etc.

PsychCentral

http://www.psychcentral.com/

An online independent mental health social network created and run by mental health professionals.

National Alliance on Mental Illiness (NAMI)

http://www.nami.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illiness (NAMI) is the largest national organization focusing on serious mental disorders. NAMI advocates for more research, better health care and access to health care, and public education.

Useful Telephone Numbers

Telephone numbers for some local and national health and self-help groups are listed as follows. This list was compiled by Dr. Becky Hauri of Health Enhancement at Houston Community College.

Abuse Hotline (Elderly, Children, Disabled, Family)	800/252-5400
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA or ACOA)	713/861-9806
Charter Hospital of Kingwood	281/358-4501
AIDS Foundation Hotline	713/524-2437
Al-Anon Intergroup	713/861-9806
Al-Anon National Headquarters	800/356-9996
Alateen	713/861-9806
Alcoholics Anonymous Intergroup (AA)	713/686-6300
AA Houston	713/661-4200
AA Galveston Group	409/763-9276
AA Spanish Speaking	409/945-8476
AA Texas City Group	409/948-6844
Alcoholics Anonymous Legacy Club	713/475-9266
Allergy Information Referral Line	800/822-2762
Alzheimer's Association	713/266-6400
American Cancer Society	713/266-2877
American Diabetes Association-Houston	713/977-7706
American Diabetes Association-National	800/342-2383
American Heart Association	713/610-5000
American Lung Association	713/629-1600
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association	800/638-8255
Arthritis Foundation	713/785-2360
Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC)	713/957-3357
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)	281/955-3720
Battered Women and Children (The Bridge)	713/472-0753
Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol	713/333-2311
Cancer Counseling	713/520-9873
Cancer Information Service	800/422-6237
Catholic Charities	713/526-4611
Center for Recovering Families	713/914-0556
Chicano Family Center	713/923-2316
Child Abuse Prevention Network	713/621-6446
Child Find	800/426-5678
Chinese Community Center	713/271-6100
Co-Anon (for families of cocaine addicts)	713/668-6822
Cocaine Anonymous (CA)	713/668-6822
Cocaine Hotline	800/262-2463
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CODA)	713/521-3180
Comprehensive Inhalant Abuse	713/926-9491
Consumer Credit Counseling Service	713/923-2227
Crisis Hotline - Houston	713/228-1505
Crisis Hotline - Bay Area	281/333-5111
Depressive & Manic Depressive Association	713/528-1546
Epilepsy Association	713/789-6295
Family Service Center	713/861-4849
Galveston Hospice Group	409/938-0070
Galveston Stroke Club	409/762-1022
Gam-Anon (for families of gamblers)	713/684-6654
Gamblers Anonymous (GA)	713/684-6654
Gay & Lesbian Switchboard of Houston	713/529-3211
Grief Recovery Helpline	800/445-4808
Harris County Children's Protective Services	713/626-5701
Harris County Psychiatric Center (HCPC)	713/74l-3930
Houston Acoustic Neuroma Foundation	713/774-5966
Houston Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse	713/520-5502
Houston Hospice	713/468-2441
Houston Orten Dyslexia Society	713/529-1975
Impotence Support Group	713/932-9902
Incest Survivors Anonymous (ISA)	713/684-6747
Infertility Network	713/723-2299
Jewish Community Center of Houston	713/729-3200
LAMBDA (Gay AA)	713/521-1243
Lesbian Incest Survivors Anonymous (LISA)	713/529-3211
Lupus Patients Support Group	713/529-0126
March of Dimes	713/623-2020
Memorial Spring Shadows Glen Available groups include: Depressive/Manic-Depressive (DMDA) West Houston Alliance for the Mentally Ill (WHAMI) Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Cocaine Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous (CA/NA) Al-Anon, Alateen	713/462-4000
Mental Health Assn. Of Houston & Harris County	713/522-5161
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD)	713/589-6233
Mental Health & Mental Retardation - Authority of Harris County	713/75O-5600
Montgomery County Crisis Action Line	409/441-3030
Montgomery County Depelchin Center	409/756-8332
Montgomery County Family Service Center	409/367-8003
Montrose Counseling Center	713/529-0037
Multiple Sclerosis Society	713/526-8967
Nar-Anon (for families of narcotics addicts)	713/981-8330
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) - Houston	713/661-4200
NA - Galveston	409/762-5605
National AIDS Hotline	800/342-2437
AIDS Hotline In Spanish	800/344-7432
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill	800/950-6264
National Center for Stuttering	800/221-2483
National Child Abuse Hotline	800/422-4453
National Council on the Aging	800/424-9046
National Council on Alcoholism	800/622-2255
National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence	800/222-2000
National Headache Foundation	800/843-2256
National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children	800/843-5678
National Hydrocephalus Foundation	815/467-6548
National Parkinson's Foundation	800/327-4545
National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline	800/526-3456
National Stroke Association	8OO/787-6537
Overeaters Anonymous (OA)	713/973-6633
Palmer Drug Abuse Program (PDAP) - Spring	281/353-2272
Palmer Drug Abuse Program - Spring Branch/Memorial	281/870-9311
Parents Anonymous	713/861-4847
Parents of children with Down Syndrome	713/682-7237
Peace of Mind for Adoptees	713/861-8136
Poison Control Center	800/441-0040
Pre-Alateen	713/861-9806
Rape Survivors	713/528-7273
Rape Survivors Group - City of Houston	713/794-9382
Sex Addicts Anonymous	713/684-6174
Sexual Assault Survivors	713/473-2801
STD National Hotline	800/227-8922
Sickle Cell Association	713/666-0300
Spanish AA Intergroup	713/864-7434
Spenders & Debtors Anonymous	713/797-8441
Step-Family Association of America	713/227-7837
Stroke Groups of Texas	713/465-0943
Stutterers Support Group	713/798-7415
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)	713/937-0679
Survivors of Incest Services (SIS)	713/684-6747
Survivors of Suicide	713/527-9864
Texas Commission for the Blind	713/880-0721
Texas Council on Problem Gambling	8OO/742-0443
Texas Head Injury Foundation	713/626-2533
Texas Polio Survivors Association	713/690-0695
Tough Love (for families of troubled teens)	281/480-1995
United Way	713/685-2300
United Way Helpline	713/957-4357
Victims of Family Violence - Pasadena	713/473-2801
Victims of Family Violence - Houston	713/861-4849
Women for Sobriety	713/520-1501
Women's Information & Referral Exchange Service	713/528-2121