> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 33 topics, 23 evergreens, 8 sources</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[Psychology]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [Psychology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology) > > Psychology is the scientific study of [[mind]] and [[behavior]]. Psychology includes the study of [[consciousness|conscious]] and [[unconscious]] phenomena, including [[feelings]] and [[thoughts]]. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences. Psychologists seek an understanding of the emergent properties of brains, linking the discipline to [[neuroscience]]. > > Psychologists are involved in research on [[perception]], [[cognition]], [[attention]], [[emotions]], intelligence, [[subjective]] experiences, [[motivation]], brain functioning, and [[personality]]. Psychologists' interests extend to [[interpersonal relationships]], psychological resilience, family resilience, and other areas within social psychology. They also consider the [[unconscious]] mind. Research psychologists employ empirical methods to infer causal and correlational relationships between psychosocial variables. Some, but not all, clinical and counseling psychologists rely on symbolic interpretation. > > While psychological knowledge is often applied to the assessment and treatment of [[mental health]] problems, it is also directed towards understanding and solving problems in several spheres of human activity. > > By many accounts, psychology ultimately aims to benefit [[society]]. Many psychologists are involved in some kind of therapeutic role, practicing in clinical, counseling, or school settings. Other psychologists conduct scientific research on a wide range of topics related to mental processes and behavior. Typically the latter group of psychologists work in academic settings (e.g., universities, medical schools, hospitals). Another group of psychologists is employed in industrial and organizational settings. Yet others are involved in work on [[developmental psychology|human development]], [[aging]], [[sports]], [[health]], [[forensics]], and the [[media]]. > ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > - [[American's are scared of the word communism not it's meaning]] > - [[Children make wide assumptions about the world]] > - [[Evolutionary Psychology is just a framework not a prescription of behavior]] > - [[Gender is a social construct]] > - [[How to understand the brain]] > - [[Human's have an inability to admit that they are wrong]] > - [[Jordan Peterson is smart enough that he should realize where he is wrong but he doesn't]] > - [[Our brain actively inhibits us from processing repressed emotions]] > - [[Parents will not be able to protect their children from every source of trauma]] > - [[People have been conditioned to believe the bible has to be infallible]] > - [[Placing people on the spectrum of thinking vs doing]] > - [[Sex is a social construct]] > - [[Stereotypes are beliefs, prejudices are feelings, and discrimination is treatment towards a group a member of group]] > - [[Stereotyping has the psychological goal of comprehension and self-enhancement]] > - [[The ego is the brain's response to the realization that we are just another individual in the world]] > - [[What is the cognitive origin of social hierarchy]] > - [[What is the psychological origin of existential dread]] > - [[Why do humans have such a high capacity for cognitive dissonance]] > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson]] > - [[discussionRed Summer of 1919]] > - [[notes - Science of Meditation]] > - [[notes - Vedic Psychology]] > - [[10_Sources/Readwise/Books/books - Darwin's Cathedral|books - Darwin's Cathedral]] > - [[Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari]] > - [[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral|books - Darwin's Cathedral]] > - [[course - Psychology of Race and Gender]] > - [[topics]] > - [[philosophy]] > - [[Attachment Theory]] > - [[CBT]] > - [[Cognitive Anxiety]] > - [[Cultural Evolution]] > - [[Hierarchy of needs]] > - [[Panpsychism]] > - [[Physiologic Anxiety]] > - [[Psychodynamic Therapy]] > - [[Social Learning Theory]] > - [[Stereotype]] > - [[brain mosaic]] > - [[childhood]] > - [[cognitive dissonance]] > - [[deindividuation]] > - [[emotional attachment]] > - [[emotional detachment]] > - [[existential crisis]] > - [[existential dread]] > - [[existentialism]] > - [[group selection]] > - [[human behavior]] > - [[inter-subjective]] > - [[internet]] > - [[mirror neurons]] > - [[neuropsychology]] > - [[political science]] > - [[stereotype threat]] > - [[Belief reinforces your worldview]] > - [[Evolutionary Psychology]] > - [[Humans have decided to reject an unjust world]] > - [[Use social order instead of society to better acknowledge hierarchy and inequality]] > - [[Wonder motivates us to interact with the world around us]]