Psychology and Psychology and Physics Physics

by Prof. Liwayway Memije-Cruz

PsychologyPsychology

a broad field that encompasses the study of human thought, behavior, development, personality, emotion, motivation, and more.

include mental health treatment, performance enhancement, self-help, ergonomics, and many other areas affecting health and daily life.

ErgonomicsErgonomics

derived from two Greek words: ergon, meaning work, and nomoi, meaning natural laws, to create a word that means the science of work and a person’s relationship to that work.

 it literally means the science of work.

study work, how work is done and how to work better.

the attempt to make work better that ergonomics becomes so useful. And that is also where making things comfortable and efficient comes into play.

PhysicsPhysics

the study of matter, energy, and the interaction between them.

physics is about asking fundamental questions and trying to answer them by observing and experimenting.

For analysis: Relevance of Physics For analysis: Relevance of Physics to Psychologyto Psychology

In Freudian psychology, displacement (German: Verschiebung, "shift, move") is an unconscious defense mechanism whereby the mind substitutes either a new aim or a new object for goals felt in their original form to be dangerous or unacceptable. A term originating with Sigmund Freud, displacement operates in the mind unconsciously, its transference of emotions, ideas, or wishes being most often used to allay anxiety in the face of aggressive or sexual impulses.