What actually psychology is ?
What will be your answer if someone ask you , what is psychology ?
You will probably say :
- Science of mind and behaviour.
- Study of human nature and behaviour .
- Scientific study of the behaviour of humans and animals ....
In this article I am going to explore what actually psychology is ? So let’s begin.
psychology is a mixture of two Greek words psychi (spirit or soul) + logos ( knowledge, science or study) .
Like other sciences psychology is hard to define because it evolves continuously that’s why the phenomena it studies can not be covered in one definition. It has been defined in different ways, all these ways comes from different perspectives.
APA definition of psychology :
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior, according to the American Psychological Association. (APA) It is the study of the mind, how it works, and how it affects behaviour.
How psychology evolve into science of behaviour :
In beginning psychology was considered as science of soul , then science of mind , and in modern age it is known as science of behaviour .
What Psychology explore and study :
Psychology is a broad field that explore and study personality, development ,behaviour, thoughts ,consciousness, motivation, memories, feelings ,fears , creativity, addictions and much more. Due to its multifaceted discipline it includes many sub fields such as educational psychology, forensic psychology, developmental psychology , clinical psychology , industrial psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology and more.
If I say that psychology is science of life it will not be wrong .Because it covers all most all area’s of life .
Psychology is an art :
“Psychology is an art which presents itself as science “.
~Eric pettifor
Seriously dealing with nonsense , Failures , heart breaks , negative thoughts is an art . And psychology gives you a chance to master this art .😊
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| Psychology says |
“The study of human nature may be thought of as an art with many tools at it’s proposal , an art closely related to all the other arts , and relevant to them all , in literature and poetry particularly ,this is especially significant. It’s primary aim must be to broaden our knowledge of human beings , that is to say ,it must enable us all to become better, fuller and finer people.”
~Alfred Adler
The mind is highly complexed thing no one can fully understand it . The functions of all human brains are same, but we all react differently on same stimuli. Reason is we perceive, feel and deal with things differently .
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| What actually psychology is ? |
“Me : everything is ok
Is actually “ lie”
They tell me exaggerated stories of their life's tragedies
Is actually “lie”
It is all about perspective”
~Sadia Arshad
Ending note :
In the end I must say psychology answer a simple question :
- Why we do?
- What we do ?
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