The rapid development of modern society has increased the pressure on people's lives and work, and people have gradually begun to pay attention to the knowledge of psychology. Whether you realize it or not, psychology is infiltrating around us at an unprecedented speed and intensity: on a sunny weekend, all employees of a company were doing quality development outdoors; a popular psychology book was published nationwide The largest e-commerce website topped the list of best sellers in a certain quarter; "psychologists" in the media frequently appeared on some TV programs to show off their eloquence and psychological skills; specialized "psychological counseling" service agencies suddenly appeared in office buildings; many units in the talent selection process All have added psychological test content; " College Student Mental Health " courses are commonly offered in universities; educational psychology experts are included in the analysis and summary of test questions before and after the college entrance examination...
But for most people, psychology is a belt It is a mysterious subject, and some appearances in real life often bring confusion and misunderstanding to people. "Do people who study psychology know what others are thinking?" This is how many people understand learning psychology ; "Is psychology just psychological counseling?" This tells many people's understanding of the application of psychology. Simple cognition.
So what exactly is psychology? What is the research object of psychology? How is psychology analyzed? When did psychology emerge?
Psychology is a science that takes human psychological phenomena and their activity patterns as its main research objects. All human mental phenomena, such as: what people see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and think in their minds, regardless of the past, present, or future...as long as they are mental phenomena, they can be classified as psychological phenomena or psychological activities. It's called psychology. However, pure description of phenomena cannot yet become a science. For psychology to become a science, it must grasp the laws of the occurrence and development of psychological phenomena.
Psychology is the science that studies the laws of individual behavior and mental activities. Psychology is an intermediate science between the natural sciences and the social sciences, or is called a borderline discipline. The study of psychology aims to describe, explain, predict and control psychology and behavior. It can help people correctly recognize and understand various psychological phenomena, form a scientific world view and outlook on life, and also help guide the healthy development of people's psychology. The laws of psychology guide practical activities in different fields.
In 1879, the German psychologist Wundt established the world's first psychology laboratory at Leipzig University , which is considered to be a sign of the birth of scientific psychology. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, psychologists explored different fields of psychology from different angles and using different methods. After entering the 21st century, research on cognitive neuroscience has become the mainstream of psychological research.
Psychological process is the most important aspect of psychological exploration. It is not explicit and observable like human behavior, and cannot be directly observed or measured. However, researchers have designed many exquisite methods to study psychological events and process to reveal these hidden experiences, such as what kind of thinking processes novices and experts go through when playing chess, leading to different winning and losing outcomes; what psychological factors prevent us from helping others when there are many bystanders present? ;How do we explain the attribution method of self-serving bias, that is, why we often attribute success to ourselves and failure to the mistakes of others; we can use computers to perform thinking simulations to explore the process of creation, which is the emergence of inspiration. There are still traces to follow; we can also use some sophisticated instruments to detect brain activity, and by observing changes in brain electricity, we can tell when you are in deep sleep and when you may be dreaming.
There were no psychological monographs in ancient China, but there were rich psychological thoughts. Psychological science in China entered a stage of vigorous development after the early 1980s.
my country's higher normal colleges or universities' talent training programs for teacher majors all have a public compulsory course - psychology. Education needs to be guided by psychology.The theories and research results of
general psychology, educational psychology, developmental psychology, and other major branches of psychology have become important contents of various teacher qualification certificate examinations at all levels in our country.
For each of us, learning some psychological knowledge will lead to a healthier life in the future.
The following small psychological exercises may increase your pleasant emotional experience and improve your sense of happiness. Give it a try!
● Surround yourself with happy people. Their positive feelings and emotions will cheer you up from the pain.
● Tell the people around you that you love them. Expressing your love sincerely will make your relationship last longer and create positive feelings in them too.
● Give full recognition to colleagues’ work before meetings, which will enhance positive emotions, stimulate creativity and good decision-making.
●Bringing some homemade gifts to the workplace or class can help create a good social atmosphere.
● Take part in games and recreational activities that you loved so much in the past – they may still make you as happy as a child today.
● Do small relaxing activities throughout the day. Relaxation allows your body and mind to be sensitive to daily moments of joy.
