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psychology definition

psy·chol·ogy (sī käl′ə jē)

noun pl. psychologies -·gies

    1. the science dealing with the mind and with mental and emotional processes
    2. the science of human and animal behavior
  2. the sum of the actions, traits, attitudes, thoughts, mental states, etc. of a person or group the psychology of the adolescent
  3. a particular system of psychology

Etymology: ModL psychologia: see psycho- & -logy

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psychology Synonyms

psychology

n.

science of mind, study of personality, medicine, therapy; see science 1, social science.

Branches and varieties of psychology include: rational, applied, developmental, clinical, existential, functional, structural, self, dynamic, organismic, motor, physiological, abnormal, experimental, educational, differential, Gestalt, Freudian, Adlerian, Jungian, genetic, applied, academic, popular, introspective, analytical, comparative, child, animal, group, individual, social, behaviorism, psychotherapy, psychometrics, psychodynamics, psychodiagnosis, parapsychology.


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psychology Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • polio: The psychology of polio as prelude to post-polio sequelae: behavior modification and psychotherapy.

Converse of object

  • counsel: Unfortunately counseling psychology is not yet a funded training.

Adjective modifier

  • cognitive: How people actually reason is usually studied under other headings, including cognitive psychology.

Modifies a noun

  • professor: American psychology professor Dr. Terence Hines said it's all in the mind.

Noun used with modifier

  • gestalt: It combines elements of psychoanalysis, existential philosophy and Gestalt psychology.
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