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A DEFINITION OF PSYCHOLOGY

A Definition of Psychology Many texts define psychology as the "science of mental processes and behaviour." However, 'Psychology' is difficult to define because the word "mental" suggests there are no boundaries or limits. "Psyche", in "Psychology," also suggests breath, life, soul or mind -- all of which are without limit.

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SUBFIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Clinical Psychology More about Clinical

Probably the single larges subfield in psychology, the clinical area studies and attempts to treat people who suffer from serious subjective distress as well as the milder problems of modern life. This subfield in particular combines many of the above approaches.

Cognitive Psychology More about Cognitive

This field is fundamentally the study of knowledge itself; that is, it deals with people's acquisition of thoughts and ideas, with how humans use knowledge, how they organise it into a system and the conditions under which they retain knowledge over time.

Neuroscience More about Neuroscience

This subfield studies the neural correlates of psychic functioning and behaviour. This field, driven by the approach of biological materialism, enjoys sizable prestige today because of its efforts to find the genetic and biochemical foundations of many disorders.

Developmental Psychology More about Developmental

This subject explores the cognitive, emotional and social changes people undergo as they pass through the entire life span. To what extent is the infant the parent of the child, and the child the parent of the ageing adult?

Personality Psychology More about Personality

This area studies the assemblage