Dreams

Psychology: Dreams

         What is dreaming? Dreaming is involuntary images, sensations, and emotions occurring during the stage of sleep. I've learned that some people even believe that dreams have meaning to them. For example, dreaming about something above is indicating you to set your goals higher. If you dream about having a crush on someone its believed you are under tremendous stress over making a decision.
           Experiencing nightmares can be a psychological response to anxiety and stress. Usually the causes are of real experiences of being sad or having fear. Studies in the nineteenth century believed that people with aspen (lack of oxygen), would have more nightmares. But were proven wrong when results showed healthier people had more nightmares. So in reality everyone experiences dreams, if someone says they don't they simply don't remember.
           Lucid dreaming is known as a way to control your own dreams. The concept is that in your dreams you know you are dreaming. What is so extraordinary about lucid dreaming is that you have the ability to do things you wouldn't normally be able to do, like to eat fire without getting harmed.
           As to why we dream is still unknown to psychologist and scientist, but they still continue the study of their meanings. All humans dream, dreams are way to interpret our thoughts and emotions.
             

Psychology

What is Psychology?
    
       The study of mind and behavior is known as Psychology.The word psychology is from Greek roots meaning study of the psyche or soul. Psychology doesn't just deal with mental health, but with you. Your memories, dreams, personality, senses, mental health, relationships, etc.  Psychology comes in three branches: clinical psychology, social psychology, and cognitive psychology.
      Clinical Psychology deals with treatment of mental illness and disabilities. Social Psychology   deals with social interactions, including their causes and effects on individuals. Cognitive Psychology deals with mental processes including creativity and memory. These parts of psychology are studied and monitor by psychologist.                                                           
      When discussing different behaviors in psychology it is important to understand that no matter how people lose self-control, finding reasons why requires a psychological evaluation. The study of the mind can also require a look into all three areas of psychology to fully understand mental health issues. Psychology is the study of your mind and behavior.