- Topic outline of psychology
Psychology is anacademic and applied field involving the scientific study of mental processes andbehavior . Psychology also refers to the application of suchknowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment ofmental illness .Neuropsychology studies the actual neural processes and how they relate to the mental effects they subjectively produce.Biological psychology is the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental states.The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to psychology:
Essence of psychology
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Psychology "Branches of psychology
Subdisciplines of psychology
Research psychology *
Abnormal psychology
*Biological psychology
*Cognitive psychology
*Comparative psychology
*Developmental psychology
*Experimental psychology
*Personality psychology
* Social psychologyApplied psychology *
Clinical psychology
*Counseling psychology
*Educational psychology
*Psychology and law
*Health psychology
*Human factors psychology
*Industrial and organizational psychology
*School psychology Psychological schools
The most prominent schools are in bold.
*Analytical psychology
*Behaviorism (see alsoRadical behaviourism )
*Behavioural genetics
*Biological psychology
* Cognitivism
*Depth psychology
*Descriptive psychology
*Ego psychology
*Environmental psychology
*Evolutionary psychology
*Existential psychology
*Functional psychology
*Gestalt psychology
*Humanistic psychology
*Individual psychology
*Phenomenological psychology
*Psychoanalytic school , orpsychoanalysis
*Self (psychology)
* Social psychology
*Structuralism
*Transactional analysis
*Transpersonal psychology History of psychology
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History of psychology "Basic psychology concepts
Adler, Alfredndash
AggressionndashAlpha male ndashAmphetamine ndashApathy ndashAttention ndashAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder ndash
AttitudendashAxon ndashBipolar disorder ndashBrain ndashBrain stem ndashBrain teaser ndashBrain trauma ndashBrain tumor Central nervous system ndashCerebral cortex ndashChild prodigy ndashClinical depression ndashCognitive psychology ndashCompetition ndashConscience ndashCooperation ndashCorpus collosum ndashCriminal insanity ndashDelusion ndash
DepressionndashDeferred gratification ndashDistraction ndashDream ndashDreaming ndashDream interpretation ndashDyslexia ndashEgo ndashEmotion ndashFreud, Sigmundndash
Game theory ndashHallucination ndashHyperactivity ndashHypnotherapy ndashHypnotism ndashHypothalamus ndashId ndashIllusion ndash
Inkblot testndashInsanity ndash
Intelligencendash
IntuitionndashIQ ndashIQ test ndashJung, Carlndash
Lie ndashLie detector ndashLobotomy ndashMania ndashMemory ndashMental disability ndashMental hospital ndashMentality ndashMental retardation ndashNeuro-linguistic programming ndashNeuron ndashNootropic ndashPain ndashPerception ndash
Personalityndash
PETndashPhobia ndashPineal gland ndashPituitary gland ndashPositive Mental Attitude ndash
Piaget, JeanndashProcrastination ndash
ProdigyndashPsychedelic drug ndashPsychiatric ward ndashPsychiatry ndashPsychoanalysis ndashPsychometrics ndashPsychosis ndashPsychotherapy ndashPsychotropic ndashREMndash
Rational Emotive Therapy ndashSchizophrenia ndash
Self-development–Self-help ndash
Self-improvementndashSelf-management ndashSense ndashSensory perception ndashShock treatment ndashStimulus ndash
Shulgin, AlexanderndashSleep ndashSleep disorder ndashSleepwalking ndashSubvocalization –Suffering ndashSuperego ndash
Sexual dysfunctions –Thalamus ndash
ThinkingndashThought ndashTorture ndashVisual cortex Persons influential in the field of psychology
Leaders in psychology
Psychology lists
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List of psychology topics ": "Main article:List of counseling topics 'External links
* [http://www.nlpmax.com/Articles/Searching.aspx Psychology Library] - Search Psychology articles by author's name, category and key word (Also Articles from the American Psychological Association)
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