Psychology / the use and definition of psychology and its advantages to modern medical theory

Psychology Introduction What makes people think and behave the way they do? This question along with many others is answered by the science of psychology. Psychology has been around since the beginning of mankind but was not discovered until later. Psychology can be defined as the scientific study of mental processes and behavior (World Book Encyclopedia pg. 847). However, the exact definition has three different elements. The first states that psychology is a scientific enterprise that …

…think for themselves. They have become interested in how their mind works. Psychology is a type of science that allows you to form your own conclusions and then research it to determine your theory. Even though psychology can be very complex there is never a wrong to how you think. It perceives what we know best, our mind. Therefore we will never see an end to psychology only advancement into our minds and thinking capacities.