Psychology

• Psychology is a study of behaviour.
• The first mental hospital in India was established in Mumbai.
• There was no study of mental processes in India till the formal discipline of Psychology was recognized as a science.
• Dr. Sigmund Freud proposed the concept of the unconscious.
• Control is one of the objectives of Psychology.
• Walking, dancing, playing, thinking, and eating are all overt behaviours.
• Yam, Niyam, Karya, Aasana, Pratyahar are the aspects of Ashtanga Yoga.
• Feeling, memory, attention, and perception are the processes in the study of cognition.
• The Greek word for soul is Psyche.
• John Locke proposed the concept of the empty slate.
• The first psychological laboratory was established by Wilhelm Wundt.
• Sigmund Freud is the founder of Psychoanalysis.
• John Watson is associated with the concept of behaviourism.
• Organism’s response to stimuli is a behaviour.
• The word Psychology is derived from Greek words – ‘Psyche’ and ‘Logos’.
• Psychology is a vast field studying behavioural aspects of mankind and it started as a branch of Philosophy.
• Psychology is denoted by the Greek Alphabet “Psi” and the symbol is 4L.
• Wilhelm Wundt defined Psychology as “the study of consciousness”.
• Psychology evolved as a separate branch in the 19th century.
• Dr. Sigmund Freud defined Psychology as “the study of unconsciousness”.
• The first attempt to define Psychology was made based on the terminology.
• John B. Watson defined Psychology as “the science of human behaviour”.
• The word ‘Psychology’ is derived from two Greek words: ‘Psyche’ (soul or mind) and ‘Logos’ (science or branch of knowledge).
• The latest definition of Psychology is ‘The study of human behaviour and mental processes'.
• Rational sciences establish facts based on observation and experimentation.
• Conscious mind: It is the level of mind that someone is aware of at any particular point in time.
• Neither soul nor mind can be observed, hence, the definition of Psychology changed over time.
• Unconscious mind: It contains thoughts, memories, and desires that are buried deep in us.
• In the late 19th century, Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychological laboratory at Leipzig University.
• Although we are not aware of their existence, unconscious thoughts exert great influence on our behaviour.
• Wilhelm Wundt defined Psychology as the study of consciousness.
• In general, behaviour is an organism’s response to various internal and external stimuli.
• Sigmund Freud defined Psychology as the study of the unconscious while John Watson defined it as ‘Science of human behaviour’.
• John Watson defined behaviour as ‘anything that can be observed, recorded and studied in human beings and animals.’ Behaviour is either overt (seen) or covert (hidden).
• The latest definition of Psychology is the ‘Study of human behaviour and processes.’
• Overt behaviour is that behaviour that is directly noticeable or observable.
• Psychology as a discipline evolved over time.
• Covert behaviour is that which is not directly noticeable but can be inferred from behaviour like thinking, feeling.
• The goals of Psychology include precisely identifying and classifying behaviours and mental processes, understanding the causes of behaviour through meaningful explanation of facts, and predicting how given conditions will lead to a particular behaviour and mental processes.
• Stimulus is defined as any physical event or condition that gives rise to a reaction.