心 理 学(しんりがく)

しんりがく

noun

psychology

1. psychology

The scientific study of the mind and behavior. As an academic discipline, it encompasses areas such as clinical psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, and cognitive psychology.

大学(だいがく)で心理学(しんりがく)を学(まな)ぶ。

To study psychology at university.

心理学(しんりがく)の知識(ちしき)はビジネスにも役立(やくだ)つ。

Knowledge of psychology is useful in business too.

犯罪(はんざい)心理学(しんりがく)の専門家(せんもんか)が事件(じけん)の分析(ぶんせき)に協力(きょうりょく)した。

A criminal psychology expert assisted with the analysis of the case.

Usage

The word breaks down as 心理(しんり) (psychology, mental state) + 学(がく) (study, -ology). 心理学(しんりがく) refers specifically to psychology as an academic discipline, while 心理(しんり) alone refers to the psychological state or mindset of a person.

Branches commonly discussed include 臨床(りんしょう)心理学(しんりがく) (clinical psychology), 発達(はったつ)心理学(しんりがく) (developmental psychology), and 社会(しゃかい)心理学(しんりがく) (social psychology).

Common collocations

心理学(しんりがく)者(しゃ): psychologist
心理学(しんりがく)部(ぶ): psychology department
心理学(しんりがく)を専攻(せんこう)する: to major in psychology
臨床(りんしょう)心理学(しんりがく): clinical psychology

Related Words

Related: 心理(しんり) (psychology, mental state)

Compare: 心理現象(しんりげんしょう) (psychological phenomenon)

Related: 社会学(しゃかいがく) (sociology)

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