Psychology. The Use and Definition of Psychology and Its Advantages to Modern Medical Theory

Psychology
Introduction
What makes people think and behave the way they do? This question along with many others is answered by the science of psychology. Psychology has been around since the beginning of mankind but was not discovered until later. Psychology can be defined as the scientific study of mental processes and behavior (World Book Encyclopedia pg. 847). However, the exact definition has three different elements. The first states that psychology is a scientific enterprise that obtains knowledge through observation and research. …