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1、CHAPTER-IINTRODUCTIONTOPSYCHOLOGYPeopleusetheterms‘psychological’,‘mental’etc.,veryfreely.Butmanyofthosewhousethesetermsarefarfromhavingarealunderstandingofthenature,scope,methodsandusesofpsychologyasascientificdiscipline.Somepeopleregarditasapartofphilosoph
2、y.Othersequateitwithmagic.Someviewitasmadness.Stillothersareoftheopinionthatpsychologistsareeithermysticsormysteriouspeople,theirinterestinpsychologymainlyarisesfromuninformedcuriosity.Theyareoftheviewthatiftheystudiedpsychologytheywouldlearnaboutmiracles,my
3、steries,madnessandthatitwouldbeanexoticexperience.Manyofthemfeelthatthemainuseofpsychologyisintreatingmentallyabnormalindividuals.Whilecertainlythisisanimportantareaofapplication,itisnottheonlyarea.Today,psychologyfindsusefulapplicationsinanindividual’slifea
4、lmostfromthewombtothetomb.Thecommonmanisverymuchawareoftheusesofothersciences,suchasphysics,chemistry,biology,medicineand,statistics,indailylifebutfindsitdifficulttoappreciatethepossibleusesofpsychologyineverydaylife.Itisauniquefeatureofpsychologythatwhileit
5、canbeappliedliketheothersciencesinavarietyofsituations,suchaswork,educationandplay,itcanalsobeappliedbytheindividualtopromotehisownhappinessandminimizehissorrow.Itcanhelpanalyzeandunderstandothers’actionsand,alsoone’sowninabetterlightand,improvethequalityofl
6、ife.Thescienceofmentalhealthishelpfulinensuringnormalandhappymentallifejustasphysicalhygienehelpsusmaintainand,developourphysicalhealth.Thestudentwhofindsitdifficulttostudycanimprovehisstudyhabitsalotbyapplyingsomeoftheprinciplesofeffectivelearningbroughtout
7、bymodernpsychology.Similarly,inter-2PSYCHOLOGY&ABNORMALPSYCHOLOGYpersonalconflictsand,quarrelscanberesolvedbyaknowledgeofpsychologytoacertainextent.Psychologycanalsohelpinthechoiceofarighteducationalcareer,ajoband,perhapsevenalifepartner.Parentswhofindthebeh
8、aviouroftheirchildrenpuzzlingcanlearnalotfromastudyofpsychology.Socanateacherindealingwithapupilwhoiseitherrebelliousorwhodoesnotstudyproperly.Thedoctorwhotreatspatientswillgainalotbystudyingpsy
