Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious...

Gestalt psychology, gestaltism, or configurationism is a school of psychology and a theory of perception that emphasises the processing of entire patterns...

Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing...

in psychology. The school of thought of humanistic psychology gained traction due to Maslow in the 1950s. Some elements of humanistic psychology are...

Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others...

Forensic psychology is the application of scientific knowledge and methods to help answer legal questions arising in criminal, civil, contractual, or other...

Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning. The study of learning processes, from both cognitive...

Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and...

Analytical psychology (German: Analytische Psychologie, sometimes translated as analytic psychology and referred to as Jungian analysis) is a term coined...

Flow in positive psychology, also known colloquially as being in the zone or locked in, is the mental state in which a person performing some activity...

Personality psychology is a branch of psychology that examines personality and its variation among individuals. It aims to show how people are individually...

In analytical psychology, the shadow (also known as ego-dystonic complex, repressed id, shadow aspect, or shadow archetype) is an unconscious aspect of...

and polarized state of affairs". Heinz Kohut has emphasized in his self psychology the distinction between horizontal and vertical forms of splitting. Traditional...

Mitchell TW (1921). The Psychology of Medicine. London: Methuen. ISBN 978-0-8274-4240-5. Mitchell TW (2007) [1923]. Medical Psychology and Psychical Research...

In psychology, fantasy is a broad range of mental experiences, mediated by the faculty of imagination in the human brain, and marked by an expression of...

Transpersonal psychology, or spiritual psychology, is an area of psychology that seeks to integrate the spiritual and transcendent aspects of the human...

Color psychology is the study of colors and hues as a determinant of human behavior. Color influences perceptions that are not obvious, such as the taste...

Positive psychology is a field of psychological theory and research of optimal human functioning of people, groups, and institutions. It studies "positive...

In the field of personality psychology, Machiavellianism (sometimes abbreviated as MACH) is the name of a personality trait construct characterized by...

A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior...

Sport psychology is defined as the study of the psychological basis, processes, and effects of sport. Sport is defined as any physical activity where the...

assessment, and conceptualization of this multifaceted construct". Clinical Psychology Review. 29 (2): 116–128. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2008.10.003. PMC 2832862. PMID 19128864...

pioneering evolutionary theorist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author, illustrator, and correspondent, and a complex...

Wilson himself calls "quantum psychology," which is not a field within academic psychology. Some[who?] consider Quantum Psychology a follow-up to Wilson's earlier...

Affect, in psychology, is the underlying experience of feeling, emotion, attachment, or mood. It encompasses a wide range of emotional states and can be...

Experimental psychology refers to work done by those who apply experimental methods to psychological study and the underlying processes. Experimental psychologists...

Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in psychology that examines cognition and behavior from a modern evolutionary perspective. It seeks to...

Structuralism in psychology (also structural psychology) is a theory of consciousness developed by Edward Bradford Titchener. This theory was challenged...

In psychology and ethology, imprinting is any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that...

In psychology, manipulation is defined as an action designed to influence or control another, usually in an underhanded or unfair manner which facilitates...