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Psychology(Greek: ψυχολογία) is the academicand appliedstudy of behavior, mind, and their underlying mechanisms. It primarily applies to humansbut can also be applied to non-humans such as animalsor artificial systems. Psychology also refers to the applicationof such knowledgeto various spheres of activity, including problems of human beings' daily livesand the treatmentof mental illness. The field contains a range of sub-areas(for instance, the studies of development, personality, and language), as well as many different theoretical orientations(such as behaviorism, evolutionary psychology, and psychoanalysis). Psychology draws from a number of other fields of study, including biology, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy. Psychology: Applied • Behavioral • Biological • Clinical • Cognitive • Community • Developmental • Educational • Evolutionary
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Social anxietyis an intense feeling of fear, apprehension or worry regarding any or all social situations or public events. It is sometimes known as social phobia and, less commonly, social trauma. In psychiatry, it is diagnosedas social anxiety disorder, a form of anxiety disorder. According to United States epidemiologicaldata, it is currently the third largest mental healthcare problem in the world. A number of medicaland therapeutictreatments are available.

Sufferers are typically more self-conscious and self-attentive than others. As a result, social phobics tend to limit or remove themselves from situations where they maybe subject to evaluation. Sufferers often recognize their fear is excessive or irrational, yet can't seem to break out of the cycle. As such, the diagnosis of social phobia is made only when the fear leads to problems with occupational functioning, social activities, or interpersonal relationships.

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Reification is the constructive or generative aspect of perception which allows an individual to infer spatial information not explicitly present in a given stimulus. It is an important concept in Gestalt psychology, illustrating the self-organizing abilities of the mind.

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"Where id is, there shall ego be." — Sigmund Freud

"The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man." — B. F. Skinner

"Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin." — Ivan Pavlov

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Karen Horney [horn-eye], née Danielsen was a German Freudian psychoanalyst of Norwegian and Dutch descent. Her theories questioned some traditional Freudian views, particularly his theory of sexuality, as well as the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis and its genetic psychology. As such, she is often classified as "neo-Freudian".

From her experiences as a psychiatrist, Horney named ten patterns of neurotic needs according to what she called coping strategies.

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Did you know...

...that ASNOVA was a group of architects that linked psychology and architecture by building laboratories and expounding psychological theories?
...that Alexander Everett used techniques from the Unity Church and Jose Silva's Silva Mind Control, in his company Mind Dynamics?
...that BBC journalist Leonard Miall worked on psychological warfare in New York and San Francisco with the Political Warfare Executive during World War II?
...that Peter Birkhäuser was so moved by a moth trapped by a window that he painted its picture, and later analysed his thoughts and corresponded with Carl Jung?
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