Psychology

• Psychology


  The systematic study of thoughts, feelings and behaviours
• Thought


  • The act of thinking
  • A voice talking to you inside your head
  • Our ideas, opinions and beliefs about ourselves and the world around us
  • Thoughts are not reality. Just because we're thinking them does not mean that they are true
• Feeling


  • An emotional state or reaction
  • A reflection of your thoughts, experiences, and perceptions, which is why two people can have the same experience, but feel differently
  • Examples: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise
• Behaviour


  • The activity of an organism interacting with its environment
  • The range of actions and mannerisms displayed by an organism in response to a particular situation or stimulus
• Subjective


  More opinionated, a personal statement relevant to you
• Objective


  Mostly fact and not personalised
• You cannot change your feelings just like that


  But you can influence your emotions using external sources
• Physical activity


  • Can help relieve stress by breaking down cortisol (the stress hormone)