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'''[[Psychology]]''' is an [[academic]] and [[applied science|applied]] field involving the scientific study of [[Mental function|mental processes]] and [[behavior]]. Psychology also refers to the application of such [[knowledge]] to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' [[everyday life|daily lives]] and the treatment of [[mental illness]]. [[Neuropsychology]] studies the actual neural processes and how they relate to the mental effects they subjectively produce. [[Biological psychology]] is the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental states.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to '''psychology''':
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== Essence of psychology ==
: ''Main article: [[Psychology]]''
== Branches of psychology ==
=== Subdisciplines of psychology ===
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==== [[Research psychology]] ====
* [[Abnormal psychology]]
* [[Biological psychology]]
* [[Cognitive psychology]]
* [[Comparative psychology]]
* [[Developmental psychology]]
* [[Experimental psychology]]
* [[Personality psychology]]
* [[Social psychology (psychology)|Social psychology]]
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==== [[Applied psychology]] ====
* [[Clinical psychology]]
* [[Counseling psychology]]
* [[Educational psychology]]
* [[Forensic psychology]]
* [[Health psychology]]
* [[Human factors psychology]]
* [[Industrial and organizational psychology]]
* [[School psychology]]
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=== Psychological schools ===
The most prominent schools are in bold.
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* [[Analytical psychology]]
* '''[[Behaviorism]]''' (see also [[Radical behaviourism]])
* [[Behavioural genetics]]
* [[Biological psychology]]
* '''[[Cognitivism (psychology)|Cognitivism]]'''
* [[Depth psychology]]
* [[Descriptive psychology]]
* [[Ego psychology]]
* [[Environmental psychology]]
* [[Evolutionary psychology]]
* [[Existential psychology]]
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* [[Functional psychology]]
* [[Gestalt psychology]]
* [[Humanistic psychology]]
* [[Individual psychology]]
* [[Phenomenological psychology]]
* '''[[Psychoanalytic school]]''', or [[psychoanalysis]]
* [[Self (psychology)]]
* '''[[Social psychology (psychology)|Social psychology]]'''
* [[Structuralism]]
* [[Transactional analysis]]
* [[Transpersonal psychology]]
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== History of psychology ==
: ''Main article: [[History of psychology]]''
== Basic psychology concepts ==
[[Alfred Adler|Adler, Alfred]] –
[[Aggression (psychology)|Aggression]] –
[[Alpha male]] –
[[Amphetamine]] –
[[Apathy]] –
[[Attention]] –
[[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] –
[[Attitude (psychology)|Attitude]] –
[[Axon]] –
[[Bipolar disorder]] –
[[Brain]] –
[[Brain stem]] –
[[Brain teaser]] –
[[Brain trauma]] –
[[Brain tumor]]
[[Central nervous system]] –
[[Cerebral cortex]] –
[[Child prodigy]] –
[[Clinical depression]] –
[[Cognitive psychology]] –
[[Competition]] –
[[Conscience]] –
[[Cooperation]] –
[[Corpus collosum]] –
[[Criminal insanity]] –
[[Delusion]] –
[[Depression (mood)|Depression]] –
[[Deferred gratification]] –
[[Distraction]] –
[[Dream]] –
[[Dreaming]] –
[[Dream interpretation]] –
[[Dyslexia]] –
[[Ego]] –
[[Emotion]] –
[[Sigmund Freud|Freud, Sigmund]] –
[[Game theory]] –
[[Hallucination]] –
[[Hyperactivity]] –
[[Hypnotherapy]] –
[[Hypnotism]] –
[[Hypothalamus]] –
[[Id]] –
[[Illusion]] –
[[Rorschach inkblot test|Inkblot test]] –
[[Insanity]] –
[[Intelligence (trait)|Intelligence]] –
[[Intuition (knowledge)|Intuition]] –
[[IQ]] –
[[IQ test]] –
[[Carl Jung|Jung, Carl]] –
[[Lie]] –
[[Lie detector]] –
[[Lobotomy]] –
[[Mania]] –
[[Memory]] –
[[Mental disability]] –
[[Mental hospital]] –
[[Mentality]] –
[[Mental retardation]] –
[[Neuro-linguistic programming]] –
[[Neuron]] –
[[Nootropic]] –
[[Pain]] –
[[Perception]] –
[[Personality psychology|Personality]] –
[[Positron emission tomography|PET]] –
[[Phobia]] –
[[Pineal gland]] –
[[Pituitary gland]] –
[[Positive Mental Attitude]] –
[[Jean Piaget|Piaget, Jean]] –
[[Procrastination]] –
[[Child prodigy|Prodigy]] –
[[Psychedelic drug]] –
[[Psychiatric ward]] –
[[Psychiatry]] –
[[Psychoanalysis]] –
[[Psychometrics]] –
[[Psychosis]] –
[[Psychotherapy]] –
[[Psychotropic]] –
[[Rapid eye movement|REM]] –
[[Rational Emotive Therapy]] –
[[Schizophrenia]] –
[[Self-help|Self-development]]–
[[Self-help]] –
[[Self-help|Self-improvement]] –
[[Self-management]] –
[[Sense]] –
[[Sensory perception]] –
[[Shock treatment]] –
[[Stimulus]] –
[[Alexander Shulgin|Shulgin, Alexander]] –
[[Sleep]] –
[[Sleep disorder]] –
[[Sleepwalking]] –
[[Subvocalization]] –
[[Suffering]] –
[[Superego]] –
[[Sexual dysfunction|Sexual dysfunctions]] –
[[Thalamus]] –
[[List of thinking-related topic lists|Thinking]] –
[[Thought]] –
[[Torture]] –
[[Visual cortex]]
== Persons influential in the field of psychology ==
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== Leaders in psychology ==
== Psychology lists ==
: ''Main article: [[List of psychology topics]]''
: ''Main article: [[List of counseling topics]]'
== See also ==
*[http://www.nlpmax.com/Articles/Searching.aspx Psychology Library]- Search Psychology articles by author's name, category and key word (Also Articles from the American Psychological Association)
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