What is studying psychology?What kind of science?If you ask these questions people do not study the science, the answers will be "studying human behavior" or "studying the thoughts, feelings and desires of man" and so on. N. And these answers are really close to the truth.His name and the definition of psychology is obliged to Greek mythology.
son of Aphrodite, Eros fell in love with a mere mortal Psyche.But his mother did not like it, and she made every conceivable effort to separate the lovers.Psyche passed all tests with patience and resignation, because I was ready to do anything, just to see the favorite.And the gods of Olympus saw how great the love Psyche, persuaded Zeus to make her a goddess.And thus they are united forever.For the Greeks, Psyche became a symbol of the soul, which stretches to the highest spiritual happiness.
Only in the 18th century appears the term "psychology" in the scientific sense.Initially she studied psychology as a science of psychic phenomena, detected by self-examination and observation is, that is conscious.However, over time it became clear that there is not only a phenomenon of the soul conscious, but not conscious.In this regard psychology as a science of the soul begins to explore the subconscious.
understanding of the subject matter of psychology was gradual and slow.Over the decades, various schools, trends and directions contribute to the formation and registration of psychology as a science, as we know it today.
subject of psychology - is a set of concepts and phenomena, which are the properties of mental state and personality.
object of psychology - an internal hidden from all the world of the individual, which is made under the influence of the surrounding reality.
developing and expanding its borders, psychology as a science begins to consider the human society and draw up such a direction as social psychology.Representing a very hidden and subtle form of experiences people socially significant, the form that is similar to certain social groups or society as a whole.These are emotional and sensory reactions that occur in the joint activities and the life of society.
Currently, there are several views on the understanding of what social psychology.For example, some consider it as people react to their environment.They also are of the opinion that the division into individual and social psyche is inappropriate, since people live in society, the mind can only be public.Others argue that social psychology - is not nothing but a connection between consciousness of people, formed for the passage of a certain historical stage of development.Still others argue that the concept of social psychology need to attribute all the possible reactions of people, their behavior, the different experiences of both public entities.
psychology is based on the knowledge and develops the psychology of trading.The knowledge presented by scientists, are widely used in advertisements to promote products.And successful product in the market depends on knowledge of the human psyche, and its reactions to certain actions and stimuli.
can be concluded that psychology as the science continues to evolve and expand its borders.This is due primarily to the development of mankind and the person in it.Not everybody knows that the psychologist every year is becoming the norm in enterprises, schools, kindergartens, and so on. D. At the present time has become the norm passage of certain psychological tests when hiring.We can say, having a bumpy ride, and withstand the test of time, psychology has finally been recognized by science.
