Personality Meaning and Nature

The Term "personality" stems from the Latin word persona,which was the name given to the masks actors wore and the characters they portrayed.The meaning of the word personality in practice has changed little since classical time for it is still quite common to hear the comments such as "I do not know what he sees in her,she has a very poor...

Twins Mechanism

Life is the result of the union of two cells-male and female.In a normal case when a single ovum is fertilized by sperm cell of the male,it results in the birth of a single offspring.However,in some eases,this normal function is distributed and there are cases of multiple births.The birth two or more offsprings at a time.The birth of distinct types of twins namely identical twins and fraternal twins.Identical TwinsIn the process...

Determination of Sex

The First twenty-two pairs of chromosomes are called autosomes.These chromosomes determine the development of most of our body structures and characteristics.The remaining twenty-third pair consists of the sex chromosomes.These sex chromosomes decide the individuals sex and other sex-linked characteristics.They are two different types of sex chromosomes X Chromosome (usually this is big size) and Y chromosome(smaller than X).In...

Heredity

Heredity refers to a Biological Mechanism as a result of which a child obtains something in terms of specific species (or) Ancestral characterstics by which he can trace his individuality from his ancestral stock through his parents.Heredity,thus contributes in the form of inheritance just as we inherit land,money and other assets (or) liabilities...

PsychoPhysical Methods

The Branch of Psychology which is concerned with the study of relationship between physical and psychological phenomenon is called Psycho-Physics.The Term Psycho-Physical method may be referred to all those methods in which attempts are made to employ physical devices for the scientific measurement of some psychological experiences like sensation...

Methods Of Psychology

Experimental psychologyExperimental psychology approaches psychology as one of the natural sciences, and therefore assumes that it is susceptible to the experimental method. Many experimental psychologists have gone further, and have assumed that all methods of investigation other than experimentation are suspect. In particular, experimental...

Types Of Psychology

Psychology encompasses a vast domain, and includes many different approaches to the study of mental processes and behavior. Below are the major areas of inquiry that comprise psychology, divided into fields of research psychology and fields of applied psychology. A comprehensive list of the sub-fields and areas within psychology can be found...

Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis

In 1890s, The Austrian physician Sigmund Freud developed a method of psychotherapy known as psychoanalysis. Freud's understanding of the mind was largely based on interpretive methods, introspection and clinical observations, and was focused in particular on resolving unconscious conflict, mental distress and psychopathology.Freud also had...

A Study Of Human Psychology

A Study of human behavior is a Psychology.Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the phenomenological and scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such concepts as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, interpersonal relationships, and the individual and collective unconscious.Psychology...