If you are going to learn about different parts of psychology and how it can help you improve with women, then I think it’s best to get a basic understanding of what it actually entails.
It can be defined in many ways. I think this is probably the best way to describe it in one sentence:
“Psychology (lit. “study of the soul” or “study of the mind”) is an academic and applied discipline which involves the scientific study of human (or animal) mental functions and behaviors. …” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
Psychology is far from simple
If you’ve ever studied the human mind before, you’ll already know that psychology is not simple. Unlike things where you can actually observe something happening by watching the mechanical side of the process, with psychology this isn’t the case.
Imagine for a second that you had a car engine. You can open up the bonnet and have a look at the engine. You can then take things apart and take a look inside them. This way you can actually see how the car functions.
Now I am not saying that building cars or maintaining cars is simple. I know for a fact it isn’t cos my brother is a car mechanic. However the possibility is there to at least look exactly how all the parts function.
Now take the human brain. You can take the top of the skull off and have a look around (though I would not recommend this) and see the brain. Just like you can lift the bonnet of the car and have a look inside.
But, it all just looks like pinky-white mush. You can’t see mechanisms and parts functioning individually. Unlike the car where you can look at, say, how the cam shaft works. With the brain it’s not possible to take the Temporal Lobe out and see how it functions just by looking at it.
So how do we study psychology?
Instead of breaking down the brain and checking out how each part functions you have to look at the brain as a whole. You need to study the behaviours of people and decide how their brains our functioning and then devise experiments to test these theories.
Psychologists use human behaviour as a clue to the workings of the mind. As we mentioned early there is no current way to observe the mind directly but we know that everything that we think, feel and ultimately do and say is determined by the functioning of the mind. Therefore psychologists are able to take human behaviour as the raw data for testing their theories about how the mind works.
German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt, who lived between 1832-1920, helped us to learn a huge amount about the relationship between the mind, brain and behaviour. He was the first person to open an experimental psychology lab in Leipzig in 1879 and ever since then the desire to learn about the human brain has grown and grown.
There are many types of Psychology
The beauty of psychology is that there are a huge number of variations. To name but a few:
*Clinical psychology
*Cognitive psychology: Which includes both memory & intelligence
*Developmental psychology
*Evolutionary psychology
*Forensic psychology
*Health psychology
*Social psychology
Obviously these are all tailored to specific areas. The great thing about having such a diverse range is that psychology can help you to gain control of many aspects of your life.
What does this mean for you?
Due to all this study, we now know that there are many ways to understand, and more importantly, improve our mindsets. You can use techniques that are able to help you to improve the way you look at things or your behaviours in certain common situations.
Whether you want to improve your home life, your social life, work life, confidence, getting rid of phobias, etc. Being able to understand how the brain works can really help you to improve the quality of your life.
Side note: Of course it can help you to improve your skill set when it comes to meeting women which is why ‘Psychology Sunday’ was created. Watch this space for a weekly article on human psychology. I scour the latest research from many sources, and compile the nuggets into practical suggestions that we can all use to improve our skills at meeting and attracting women.
What a geek. Yeah, I know 🙂
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