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  2. Psychology - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. [1] Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feelings, and motives. Psychology is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences.

  3. Liberation psychology - Wikipedia

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    Origins of the term "liberation psychology" (or psicología de la liberación) may have first appeared in print in 1976. It was later brought into widespread use by Ignacio Martín-Baró. A number of other Latin American social psychologists have also developed and promoted the approach, including Martiza Montero (Venezuela), Ignacio Dobles ...

  4. Néstor Braunstein - Wikipedia

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    La psicoterapia y la condición humana Prólogo por Néstor A. Braunstein, New York, Jorge Pinto Books, 2008. ISBN 0-9801147-4-8 and ISBN 978-0-9801147-4-4

  5. Sigmund Freud - Wikipedia

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    Sigmund Freud (/ f r ɔɪ d / FROYD, German: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfrɔʏt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and ...

  6. History of psychology - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Psychology is defined as "the scientific study of behavior and mental processes". Philosophical interest in the human mind and behavior dates back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Persia, Greece, China, and India. [1] Psychology as a field of experimental study began in 1854 in Leipzig, Germany when Gustav Fechner created the first ...

  7. Social psychology - Wikipedia

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    Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the relationship between mental states and social situations, studying the social conditions under which thoughts, feelings, and behaviors occur, and how these variables ...

  8. Educational psychology - Wikipedia

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    Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning.The study of learning processes, from both cognitive and behavioral perspectives, allows researchers to understand individual differences in intelligence, cognitive development, affect, motivation, self-regulation, and self-concept, as well as their role in learning.

  9. Joan Corbella - Wikipedia

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    Biography Corbella promoted the presence of psychiatry in the media, where he became quite popular. He worked for Ràdio Barcelona [es], Cadena COPE, TV3, Ràdio Estel [es], Onda Cero, and Avui. He directed the Enciclopedia práctica de la psicología and wrote various books of psychiatry, such as Qui som, què fem, Viure sense por, Ante una edad difícil, La por del silenci, Viure en parella ...