Anybody know about Psychology here!!!
By navinbond017
@navinbond017 (969)
India
4 responses
@desertdarlene (8911)
• United States
22 Dec 06
I studied Psychology in college. I almost had enough units in it to qualify it as a second minor. Though, that was a very long time ago and I know a lot of new stuff has come out.
I'm more into spirituality now instead of pyschology. Both have helped me understand people better and learn how to deal with them more effectively.
I also more interested in the physical aspects of the brain than I used to be. That's more in the realm of Psychiatry and I've never studied medicine, so I don't know what I can say about it.
@navinbond017 (969)
• India
24 Dec 06
Good to hear from U. Thanks for the showing interest in Psychology.
What is Psychology
Psychology is the study of cognitions, emotions, and behavior. Psychologists are involved in a variety of tasks. Many spend their careers designing and performing research to better understand how people behave in specific situations, how and why we think the way we do, and how emotions develop and what impact they have on our interactions with others. These are the research psychologists who often work in research organizations or universities. Industrial-organizational psychologists work with businesses and organizations to help them become more productive, effective, and efficient, and to assist them in working with their employees and their customers. Practitioners, typically counseling and clinical psychologists, work with individuals, couples, families, and small groups to help them feel less depressed, less anxious, become more productive or motivated, and overcome issues which prevent them from living up to their potential.
The study of psychology has five basic goals:
1. Describe – The first goal is to observe behavior and describe, often in minute detail, what was observed as objectively as possible
2. Explain – While descriptions come from observable data, psychologists must go beyond what is obvious and explain their observations. In other words, why did the subject do what he or she did?
3. Predict – Once we know what happens, and why it happens, we can begin to speculate what will happen in the future. There’s an old saying, which very often holds true: "the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior."
4. Control – Once we know what happens, why it happens and what is likely to happen in the future, we can excerpt control over it. In other words, if we know you choose abusive partners because your father was abusive, we can assume you will choose another abusive partner, and can therefore intervene to change this negative behavior.
5. Improve – Not only do psychologists attempt to control behavior, they want to do so in a positive manner, they want to improve a person’s life, not make it worse. This is not always the case, but it should always be the intention.
@desertdarlene (8911)
• United States
24 Dec 06
Thanks for answering me back. I can tell this is definately a passion of yours. I hope you get more responses to engage you in a productive discussion.
@cuttyrish (3264)
• United States
25 Dec 06
i took general pyschology last semester, i am a firsy year college student. And i studied alot in pyschology like the behavior of mans, dreams, sleep, and more.
I made a report about dreams and the theories where it includes the theory of Sigmund Freud and many more.
Are you a pscyh student?
@navinbond017 (969)
• India
25 Dec 06
I have not studied in my college days. But i am real student of psychology. My favorite specialisation is subconscious mind
@navinbond017 (969)
• India
25 Dec 06
Read my NO.2 reply. and it is the study of mind and its functiin and the way u think, behave and about ur thought process etc.




