Psychology meaning,definition ,Branches of psychology & Methods of Psychology
Psychology meaning The term psychology has been derived from the two Greek word 'Psyche' and 'logos'. 'Psyche' denotes soul and 'logos' mean 'talk about a study of'. Hence the prime meaning of psychology should be the ' talk about or the study of soul '. The meaning and definition have been changing and developing according to need and time Psychology: H istorical developm ent a) Psychology as a science of soul In olden days the word 'psyche' was interpreted as 'soul' and psychology was defined as the 'science of soul'. Plato, Aristotle and others defined psychology according to their concept. But they failed to answer the important questions like: what is soul and its nature? Thus the meaning of psychology was rejected. b) Psychology as a science of mind: In the middle period consider psychology as the science of mind and its process.The mind is not a part of the human anatomy, or a thing but a functio...