Scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, and how they are affected and/or affect an individuals or group's physical state, mental state, and external environment It's goal is to describe, understand, predict, and modify behavior Psychology can be dated as beginning as early as Hippocrates in 400BC, or even before While there is no general consensus as to what and how many classical schools of thought existed, modern psychology is often categorized in the following schools: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Cognitive, Physiological (ie Psychobiology), and Socio-cultural History of Psychology, evolution of theories (soon!)
This word is also derived from two other words Psyche (meaning mind/soul) and logia (meaning study of) Psychology tries to explain why people act, think and feel the way they do
A branch of science that studies the mind Psychologists focus on helping clients cope with their environment through the proper testing and diagnosis of problems and follow-up counselling or group work
Psychology is the field of study that deals with the mind and personality of the individual
the profession, scholarly discipline, and science concerned with the behaviour of humans, and related mental and physiological processes top
The psychology of a person is the kind of mind that they have, which makes them think or behave in the way that they do. a fascination with the psychology of murderers. Scientific discipline that studies mental processes and behaviour in humans and other animals. Literally meaning "the study of the mind," psychology focuses on both individual and group behaviour. Clinical psychology is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Other specialized fields of psychology include child psychology, educational psychology, sports psychology, social psychology, and comparative psychology. The issues studied by psychologists cover a wide spectrum, including learning, cognition, intelligence, motivation, emotion, perception, personality, and the extent to which individual differences are shaped by genetics or environment. The methods used in psychological research include observation, interviews, psychological testing, laboratory experimentation, and statistical analysis. abnormal psychology analytic psychology applied psychology child psychology clinical psychology cognitive psychology comparative psychology consumer psychology developmental psychology educational psychology experimental psychology folk psychology forensic psychology Gestalt psychology humanistic psychology industrial organizational psychology I O psychology moral psychology physiological psychology rational psychology school psychology social psychology
the science of mind and behavior The mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or group
1 The science that deals with mental processes and behavior 2 The emotional and behavioral characteristics of an individual, a group, or an activity 3 Subtle tactical action or argument used to manipulate or influence another 4 Philosophy The branch of metaphysics that studies the soul, the mind, and the relationship of life and mind to the functions of the body
From the Greek psyche, (mind) logos (study), the study of the nature and functions of the mind and of human behaviour
The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism's physical state, mental state and external environment