Robert M. Goldenson

A reference book which explains over 5,000 terms concerning all aspects of human sexual activity. It has a wide scope covering anatomy and physiology, medical terms, physical mechanisms of sex, psychology, sexual behaviour, erotic techniques, counselling and therapy, venereal disease and AIDS, slang taboo terms, stimulants and aphrodisiacs, folklore and superstition, genetics and heredity. Such questions as what is a "zygote"? Who are the "Yakuts" and what is unusual about their sexual practices? What is "orgone energy"? are examined. Robert Goldenson one of the authors is a practising psychologist and psychotherapist and the other contributor, Kenneth Anderson is a medical author.

21,164 entries to the vocabulary of psychiatry and psychology. Intended to present comprehensive coverage of these 2 fields, emphasize current terms while retaining older terms of historical value, and giving as much information as possible in definitions, along with examples. Includes categories set up by DSM-III, biographical entries, and many related terms from neurology, physiology, and medicine. Appendixes consist of DSM-III classification, test entries, therapy entries, and entries from related fields.