In a psychology database, use the psychology thesaurus or subjects to 1) browse and search subject headings related to a term or concept in your research topic, 2) view narrower and related subjects for more targeted results, and 3) see relationship between various topics.

APA PsycInfo & APA PsycArticles (EBSCO)

In any EBSCOhost database including psychology databases, use the thesaurus to browse and search subject headings related to psychology.

1. Click the Subjects link under the three search boxes.

2. Key in your term or subject, select the type of display (Term Begins With or Relevancy Ranked), and then click on the magnifying glass.

3. Mark the checkbox(es) in front of the subject heading(s) you want to search. Click Add to search. Your marked subject headings are added to the top search box.
Or, click the subject heading text link to view a description, along with other related, narrower and/or broader terms.

4. Click Search. Add additional keywords or other thesaurus terms to your search, as needed.

Psychology thesaurus

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection - Subjects

Go to Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.

  1. Click the Subjects link under the three search boxes.
  2. Key in a concept in the text box, and select the type of display (Term Begins With or Relevancy Ranked). Click on the magnifying glass.
  3. Click a term to view a description and narrower and/or broader terms. Select a term by marking the checkbox. Click Addvto search  to move the subject term to the search box.
  4. Click Search.

Psychology and Beharioral Sciences Collection Subjects

SAGE Premier

Go to SAGE Premier. Search your term(s) then use the subject list in the right menu to limit the results to Psychology & Counseling.

Psychology subject limiter