Behavioral Sciences AND Medical Psychology Sixth Edition

Psychology can be defined as the scientific study of the mind (mental processes) and behaviour. The word “psychology” comes from the Greek words “psyche” meaning “soul” or “mind” and “logos” meaning “study” or “discourse
In all sciences, a sound grasp of the normal is considered to be a prerequisite for understanding the abnormal. In medicine, for example, physiology is considered to form the basis for understanding organ dysfunction. In Psychiatry as well, it is not possible to understand the psychopathology of a disease; which is the specialization of the abnormal; without investing a lot of effort in understanding the normal mental phenomena in the first place
Most students are fascinated and interested in psychology as they discover that it affects their everyday lives, even people who do not intend to specialize in psychology and psychiatry need to know something about this dynamic field