psychology
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The Roots of Psychology
The word psychology was formed by combining the Greek psychē (meaning “breath, principle of life, life, soul,”) with –logia (which comes from the Greek logos, meaning “speech, word, reason”). An early use appears in Nicholas Culpeper’s mid-17th century translation of Simeon Partliz’s A New Method of Physick, in which it is stated that “Psychologie is the knowledg of the Soul.”Today, psychology is concerned with the science or study of the mind and behavior. Many branches of psychology are differentiated by the specific field to which they belong, such as animal psychology, child psychology, and sports psychology.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 What determines the transformation of transient aches into ceaseless agony is not only explained by anatomy but often by psychology. Haider Warraich, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022 The writer and professor of clinical psychology Andrew Solomon in conversation with The New Yorker’s Rachel Aviv. The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Since those harrowing days, Alicia, who now has a master's degree in forensic psychology, has dedicated her life to educating parents and children about the dangers on the internet. Elaine Aradillas, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Laurie is a psychology Instructor at the College of St. Scholastica and a private pilot. Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022 The paper suggests the former group tends to take psychology into account, while the latter is operating in a purely rational world. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2022 Fairbanks also shows considerable insight into the challenges of post-apartheid moral psychology. Paul C. Taylor, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Savvy marketers use psychology to get ahead of their competitors. Shane Barker, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
New Latin psychologia, from psych- + -logia -logy
1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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