Learning about one’s mind is somewhere neglected in today’s
technology-oriented fast-paced world. Psychology is understanding behavioral
habits, the ability to reason and question, and our way of acting in particular
situations. One of the major factors that drive human beings to do things
is their curiosity to know about the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the world. Psychology
helps to gain a perspective on things.
Psychology is basically the scientific study of mental processes
and behavior. There are different types of mental processes (cognitive,
conative and affective) and behaviors(overt, covert, rational, irrational,
voluntary and involuntary). There are different theoretical approaches to
psychology - evolutionary, psychodynamic and sociocultural to name a few.
Psychology can be used and applied in various fields like Law,
Education, Health, Media, etc.
“Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and
behaviors”
With the help of psychology, we are able to understand many
aspects of life, factors affecting our behavior, mental and physical processes.
We learn about Personality, Memory, Concept of Youth, Motivation, Emotional
Intelligence, Stress Management and Social Media. Learning all these topics in
Psychology helps us in our personal as well as professional life.
Psychology helps people in large part because it can explain why people act the way they are behaving. With this sort of professional insight, a psychologist can help people improve the cognitive process, stress management and behavior supported by understanding past behavior to predict future behavior.
All of this may help people to have a more successful career, better relationships, more self-confidence and overall better communication skills in relationships, workplace, stress and financial difficulties. Those suffering from psychological symptoms need diagnosing and managing which is where modern psychology comes into play and it is important.
Psychological science
has proved a wealth of knowledge about higher cognitive processes by applying the
strategies to your life. You learn to create wiser choices. It helps in a
career in various ways like reducing stress, anxiety, making one social,
improve communication skills and decision-making ability. The six thinking hack
approach by viewing things from multiple points of view including rational,
emotional, intuitive, creative, positive and negative perspectives.
Application of
Psychology in personal life:
Psychology helps to
understand our actions and reactions. It helps us to understand that why we
react in a particular way to some incidents. We are able to manage our stress
and anger better by learning psychology. We are able to handle pressure
situations efficiently.
Application of
Psychology in professional life:
In professional life, we
can deal with a new working environment. It helps us to reduce procrastination and get to know the root cause of our problems. We become more
forgivable and anything bad happening to us doesn't affect us much.
Decision-making ability, self-confidence and communication skills are improved.
