Psychology

Psychology (Classical Greek: psyche = "soul" or "mind", logos = "study of") is an academic and applied field involving the study of behavior, mind and thought and the neurological bases of behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness. It is largely concerned with humans, although the behavior and mental processes of animals can also be part of psychology research, either as a subject in its own right (e.g. animal cognition and ethology), or somewhat more controversially, as a way of gaining an insight into human psychology by means of comparison (including comparative psychology). Psychology is commonly defined as the science of behaviour and mental processes. Although its name derives from Greek "psyche", psychology does not scientifically study the soul, since no evidence exists to show such a thing exists.

Some related disciplines

• Artificial consciousness (see also simulated consciousness)
• Cognitive science
• Complex systems
• Computer science and captology
• Counseling
• Discourse analysis
• Economics and marketing
• Education
• Ethology
• Game theory
• History
• Hypnotherapy
• Linguistics and especially psycholinguistics
• Literature, literary theory, and critical theory
• Neuroeconomics
• Neuro-linguistic programming
• Neuroscience
• Philosophy of mind
• Philosophy of psychology
• Psycholinguistics
• Psychology of religion
• Psychometrics
• Psychophysics
• Sociology
• Socionics
• Systems theory