Dictionary of psychology terms. Query and descriptions. 🏅

Psychology is a science that studies and analyzes human behavior, and the mental processes of the human being. His field of study covers all aspects of the human experience and does so for research, teaching and work purposes, among others.


Psychology in turn, has different specialties or branches, some of them are:


Organizational and work psychology

Clinical psychology

Neuropsychology

Forensic psychology

Psychology of education and development

Sports psychology

Social psychology

Community psychology

Couple and family psychology

Basic and experimental psychology

Psychologists are usually organized locally in professional colleges and also in scientific associations, which can be local, national, continental and global. In the case of professional colleges, they fulfill a normative function, since in many countries the psychologist is required to possess an authorization to practice their profession, which is indiscriminately called license, tuition or registration, among other forms. There is no international professional college; When a psychologist needs to carry out his professional activity in a country other than the one in which he obtained his degree, he must revalidate his title and obtain a new license.

Here you will find a free manual of some of the most relevant terms of this interesting science. From definitions to explanations of processes. Such as for example:

Cognitive dissonance: It is the state of discomfort, or tension, that occurs when having an attitude or behavior in opposition to our ideas or beliefs. Therefore, such an attitude or behavior would be contradictory to our ideas or beliefs.

To reduce that discomfort, behavior is often changed so that it is consistent with ideas or beliefs. Although it can also happen, that there is change in ideas or beliefs, according to behavior or attitude.