GNM Nursing studies - First year - Karnataka state Chapter 1. Introduction to Psychology Syllabus: • History and origin of science of psychology • Definition and scope of psychology • Relevance of psychology to nursing • Methods of psychology ➖➖➖➖➖➖ Notes: || Introduction to Psychology || ¶ Meaning of Psychology: Psychology is a very young science which began in the year of 1879. Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (1832–1920) is known to posterity as the “father of experimental psychology” and the founder of the first psychology laboratory The word psychology was formed by combining the Greek psyche (meaning “breath, principle of life, life, soul,”) with - logia (which comes from the Greek logos, meaning “speech, word, reason”). In first phase, the meaning of psychology was understood as the science of soul and spirit. In the second phase, the meaning of psychology was understood as the science of mind. In third phase, the meaning of psychology was understood as the science of con...
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