Does anyone out there know the definition of psychology?
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it is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior
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An existetialist psychologist.\nLook here:
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INTRODUCTION\nFor starters, psychology must be distinguished from behavioural science and psychiatry from neuromedicine. Psychology and psychiatry are subtly different to each other but it's important to realise that neither are scientific disciplines- they are pseudosciences.\n\nWHAT PSYCHOLOGY IS NOT\nPsychology is not behavioural science. Behavioural science is about observing the behaviour of living creatures and drawing conclusions about that behaviour and its causes and its consequences. The context of the behavioural science could be anything from criminology to neuromedicine.\n\nWHAT PSYCHIATRY IS NOT\nPsychiatry is not neuromedicine. Neuromedicine is about healing a physical, observable anomoly in tissue that is causing a problem with the nervous system resulting in observable, behavioural symptoms such as tardive dyskinsea, motor disfunction, etc. or at the very least treating the conditions and problems that arise from the neurological problem if it cannot be mended. Neuromedicine is genuine medicine and it is entirely scientific. Genuine neurophysicians are not psychiatrists.\n\nWHAT PSYCHOLOGY IS\nPsychology comes from the Greek word "psuche" which refers to the soul, spirit or mind of a person. Behavioural studies are science but making suggestive comments about the mind, soul and spirit is the realm of religion. Psychology is not science; it is pseudoscience. Psychology, by making statements about the mind, soul and spirit- in unbiblical terms- is simply another false religion. The ideas in psychology (i.e. the religious ideology) is all about "self-" me me me. It is ideological in the very same way that communism, naziism and all other fascist movements are ideological. The ideology is pushed down people's throats but made to look "gentle." So "psychotherapy" is made to look helpful and dressed up as medicine. But it has NO FACTUAL BASIS. It is a false religion. Because it has no factual basis, coersion is utilised to ensure people follow it. This is where psychiatry comes in.\n\nWHAT PSYCHIATRY IS\nPsychiatry is a coersive, controlling regime. It is witchdoctoring under the guise of medicine. The religious ideology of psychology is pedalled but it is rammed down people's throats with threats of terrible torture, mutilation, poisoning, incarceration, segregation and deprivation of livelihood. Psychiatrists lie to people. They make out that man ought to be a self-serving entity and that he has no need for God. Hypnosis using mind-altering drugs is practiced to weaken people's resolve. The Greek word for this hypnosis is "pharmakeia" which is translated in The Bible as witchcraft (Gal 5:20). The drugs in psychiatry are usually seen as different to the drugs on the street but in fact they do the very same thing as the street drugs people use "illegally" to get high. In fact sometimes the drugs in psychiatry are the very same drugs as the ones on the street. The coersion and control doesn't just stop with poisoning people with drugs. Incarceration without trial is routinely used and, in the context of psychological indoctrination, this is just inquisition. Other tactics are used which are equally violent. The victim of psychiatry is usually branded for life in a way that makes him out to be subhuman, a "diseased" subcitizen, a criminal with a record but no evidence of a crime, a punishable target for bullies on fat salaries with no moral backbone but great tendency to judge others.\n\nCONCLUSION\nSo here's your answer: psychology and psychiatry are witchcraft and witchdoctoring. They come under the collective term "witchery" which is just plain and simply false religion. It is a violent, coersive regime and a load of rubbish.
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Hey read this here \nhttp://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/psy/psylect08.htm
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A psychologist is One who studies psychology. Psychology will focus on the mental and behavioral aspects of a person. \n\nA psycotherapist attempts to conquer or correct a mental disorder. Closely related, a  psychiatrist is a medical doctor who deals with the physical and the mental maladies.
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psycology is the study of humans like what they think , their feelings....psycologists study humans & help them out of their problems or find their aptitude 4r things etc etc.they might use methods such as hypnotism 4r this ....though they r equally like psychiatrist...they cannot perscribe medicines & treatments ....mostly their way of dealing involves talking with the patient until they tell wats on their minds
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I love psychology, but you're right about the amount of reading at first. It gets easier later on, though, because you know most of the stuff from the other courses you've already taken. And you get to do research as an undergrad if you're lucky! I also liked microbiology, anatomy, English composition, calculus, and statistics.
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Yes. Try the evolutionary point of view. Many psychological and sociological events take a better light, too.
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the psyche - so i believe.\nbut that doesn't explain why my DOG yawns whenever I do
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i have a degree in psychology which is considered a behavioral science.  And it is suprisingly simple, and makes sense to most people.  We all know how we are, so yes it makes sense, the only thing that is questionable and always is...is why we do what we do.  Sometimes we know, sometimes we dont.  But new things rarely happen, and most things are understood to some degree or another.
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Try www.apa.org\nIt may have some outside resources as well as current topics. I know for a fact you can subscribe to a Psychology magazine.
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an·thro·pol·o·gy (nthr-pl-j)\nn. \n\nThe scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology\n\nIv been graduated for 10 years now and also have a masters in the subject. I use this as a starting point all the time. Then copy and paste key concepts into the search engines to get viewpoints from less mainstream sites. Good luck
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Psychology is the study of the mind.  It is a category that would include mental health.  Example:  how the brain is conditioned (how people learn).  \n\nMental health is how to take care of your mind.  It is a subcategory of psychology.  Someone in the mental health field might study about different mental disorders like schizophrenia.
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Here's a great diagram: http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/psychology/psych2e03km/psych2e03-2005/lecture3/psych.2e03.lecture3.html
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As an organized body of knowledge and objective investigation, psychology absolutely is a science.  Moreover, experimental psychology is one of, if not the most methodologically sound social science.  \n\nI agree that the statement above is extremely vague.  Also, there are certain types of behavior and mental processes that are more or less interesting to psychologists of different types (i.e. clinical, developmental, social, biological, environmental, etc.).  \n\nRegarding phenomena of interest, there is certainly great overlap between anthropology, sociology, economics, and other fields, but in no way does this justify questioning the legitimacy of psychology as a science.\n\nI would be glad to help the questioner (or the previous responder) clarify definitions or conceptualizations of the field if needed...
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This looks ok:\n\nhttp://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/workshops/stats_wrk.html\n\nor else just keep google-ing psychology+statistics.\n\nGood luck :-)