| These are the official Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use for many of your searches in our databases. You would find subject headings such as these by browsing through the Library of Congress Subject Headings books or browsing the "Catalog Record" of every title found in our Library Catalog (Onotlogy is the subject term for "Being in the Present," for example). |
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Ontology Meditation Contemplation Relaxation Spiritual Life Prayer |
Occupy Protest Movements Occupy Wall Street Protest Movement Demonstrations |
Arab Spring Uprisings Arab Countries--History Islamic Countries Civil Rights Resistance to Government Demonstrations |
Online Social Networks |
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Happiness Cheerfulness Contentment Pleasure Well-Being Joy
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Conduct of Life Benevolence Caring Charity Courage Forgiveness Honor Kindness Patience Sharing Thoughtfulness Worldliness |
Success Success--Psychological Aspects Self-Actualization (Psychology) Self-Realization Excellence Fear of Success Successful People Success in Popular Culture Self-Help Materials
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Motivation (Psychology) Expectation (Psychology) Incentive (Psychology) Motivation in Education |
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Stress (Psychology) Anxiety Burnout (Psychology) Stress Tolerance (Psychology)
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Hyperactive Children Attention-deficit disorder in adolescence Attention-deficit disorder in children Adulthood |
Organic Foods Natural Foods Food Slow Food Movement |
Nicotine Addiction Tobacco Use Smoking |
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| Intuition | Obama, Barack |
Self-Esteem Identity (Psychology) |
Time Management Deadlines Work-Life Balance Pacing Strategies (Education) Time Pressure |
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Communication Interpersonal Communication |
Change (Psychology) |
Self-confidence Self-reliance Confidence |
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Sound Sounds Noise Music--Acoustics and Physics Vibration |
Affirmations Self-help techniques Self-management (Psychology) Self-Talk |
Compulsive Shopping Compulsive Behavior Shopping |
Simplicity Conduct of Life |
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Self-Acceptance |
Commitment (Psychology) Self-Efficacy |
California Educational Programs |
Child Rearing Child Care Discipline of Children Moral Education Parenting |
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Discipline Mental Discipline College Discipline |
Determination (Personality Trait) |
Addiction Video Games |
Insomnia Sleep Deprivation |
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Global Warming |
Recycling |
Plastic Bottles Water Bottles Environment Pollution |
Health Education Children Obesity |
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Prosthesis Artificial Joints Hearing Aids |
Automobiles Pollution Air--Pollution |
Health Food Nutrition |
Cyborgs Persons |
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Motivation (Psychology) Physical Fitness Exercise |
Ego (Psychology) Superego (Psychology) Id (Psychology) |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder |
Errors Learning |
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Trust |
Consciousness |
Procrastination |
Stress (Psychology) Music Music Therapy |
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Deafness |
Positivism |
Health Exercise Fitness Stress Nutrition |
Time Management Deadlines Punctuality Scheduling Tardiness
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Using the correct words to search will help you find relevant information. Different authors and search tools use different words to describe the same concepts, so it is useful to have a list of similar and related terms in your arsenal when you set out to search for relevant information. The process of creating these alternative terms is called brainstorming terms or concept mapping.
EXAMPLE
Happiness AND Success
Arab Spring Uprisings AND Online Social Networks
While not official subject headings, these keywords can be very fruitful for your research. Try to also think of other terms such as these. Keyword searches look at all the information in the book or article record including title, author, abstract, table of contents, etc. It always helps to think of synonyms, as the way one person would describe something is not the same way another would.
Addiction
Positive Thinking
No Child Left Behind
Race to the Top