Pronounced sy-KOL-uh-jee
Also known as Nafsiyat, Psychologist
The scientific study of how people think, feel and behave. Most psychologists are not medical doctors and do not prescribe medicine.
In Psychology
Psychology is the science of the mind and behaviour: why people think, feel and act as they do, and how that can change. It relies on research — experiments, questionnaires, careful observation — rather than opinion, and covers everything from how children learn to why people put things off.
Only one part of it treats patients. Clinical psychology assesses and treats emotional and mental health problems such as and , using talking therapy and psychological tests. Other branches include health, educational, occupational, forensic and sports psychology.
The two are easily confused. A psychologist has trained in psychology and treats with therapy; a is a medical doctor who can also prescribe. Many people benefit from both. Psychologist or psychiatrist explains which to see first.
Psychology
Maslow proposed five human needs in 1943, but he never drew the famous pyramid, and the strict step-by-step order has weak support. The core idea still helps.
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