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What is Psychology?
Psychology is the study of mind and behavior.[1][2] It is an academic discipline and
an applied science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by
establishing general principles and researching specific cases. [3][4] In this field, a
professional practitioneror researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified
as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand
the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring
the physiological and biologicalprocesses that underlie cognitive functions and
behaviors.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Psychology

History of Psychology
The ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, China, India, and Persia all engaged in
the philosophical study of psychology. Historians note that Greek philosophers,
includingThales, Plato, and Aristotle (especially in his De Anima treatise), addressed
the workings of the mind. As early as the 4th century BC, Greek
physician Hippocrates theorized that mental disorders had physical rather than
supernatural causes.
In China, psychological understanding grew from the philosophical works
of Laozi and Confucius, and later from the doctrines of Buddhism. This body of
knowledge involves insights drawn from introspection and observation, as well as
techniques for focused thinking and acting. It frames the universe as a division of,
and interaction between, physical reality and mental reality, with an emphasis on
purifying the mind in order to increase virtue and power. An ancient text known
as The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine identifies the brain as the
nexus of wisdom and sensation, includes theories of personality based on yin
yang balance, and analyzes mental disorder in terms of physiological and social
disequilibria. Chinese scholarship focused on the brain advanced in the Qing
Dynasty with the work of Western-educated Fang Yizhi (16111671), Liu Zhi (1660
1730), and Wang Qingren (17681831). Wang Qingren emphasized the importance
of the brain as the center of the nervous system, linked mental disorder with brain
diseases, investigated the causes of dreams and insomnia, and advanced a theory
of hemispheric lateralization in brain function.
Distinctions in types of awareness appear in the ancient thought of India, influenced
by Hinduism. A central idea of the Upanishads is the distinction between a person's

transient mundane self and their eternal unchanging soul. Divergent Hindu
doctrines, and Buddhism, have challenged this hierarchy of selves, but have all
emphasized the importance of reaching higher awareness. Yoga is a range of
techniques used in pursuit of this goal. Much of the Sanskrit corpus was suppressed
under the British East India Companyfollowed by the British Raj in the 1800s.
However, Indian doctrines influenced Western thinking via the Theosophical Society,
a New Age group which became popular among Euro-American intellectuals.
Psychology was a popular topic in Enlightenment Europe. In
Germany, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (16461716) applied his principles of calculus to
the mind, arguing that mental activity took place on an indivisible continuummost
notably, that among an infinity of human perceptions and desires, the difference
between conscious and unconscious awareness is only a matter of degree. Christian
Wolff identified psychology as its own science, writing Psychologia empirica in 1732
and Psychologia rationalis in 1734. This notion advanced further under Immanuel
Kant, who established the idea of anthropology, with psychology as an important
subdivision. However, Kant explicitly and notoriously rejected the idea of
experimental psychology, writing that "the empirical doctrine of the soul can also
never approach chemistry even as a systematic art of analysis or experimental
doctrine, for in the manifold of inner observation can be separated only by mere
division in thought, and cannot then be held separate and recombined at will (but
still less does another thinking subject suffer himself to be experimented upon to
suit our purpose), and even observation by itself already changes and displaces the
state of the observed object." Having consulted philosophers Hegel and Herbart, in
1825 the Prussian state established psychology as a mandatory discipline in its
rapidly expanding and highly influential educational system. However, this discipline
did not yet embrace experimentation. In England, early psychology
involved phrenology and the response to social problems including alcoholism,
violence, and the country's well-populated mental asylums.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Psychology

Who is Laya and Diwa?

The Laya at Diwa brass artwork displayed at the main entrance to the Don Severino
de las Alas Campus in Indang carrying the university's vision of truth, excellence
and service. The monument is a creation of Jonnel P. Castrillo of Imus, Cavite. It was
inaugurated on December 15, 2006 by Hon. Senator Edgardo J. Angara on the
occasion of the university's centenary celebration. There are five basic elements in

the artwork together with the symbolic figures, which are subject to one's
interpretation. The first is the unchained female figure, holding a book, her arms
interlocked with the male figure. The male figure holds a pen and a torch. The flame
of the torch carries the letters CvSU for Cavite State University. The child figure, in a
dynamic pose atop the pillar behind the male & female figure, reaching out a dove,
the universal symbol peace and freedom. The central pillar is deeply rooted in
history as depicted by the murals on the sides of the base. The murals show the
important historical events that took place in the province of Cavite and throughout
the Philippines showing Filipino's life and spirit under imperial Spain and other
colonizers including their continuing struggle for freedom and independence. Laya
at Diwa is mounted on a CvSU logo-shaped base. It is called Laya at Diwa, It is
a brass artwork made by Jonnel P. Castrillo. There is a female figure, holding a book,
represents the strong Filipino woman. She represents todays modern woman - a
mother, a nurturer, a mentor, and a servant to her fellow citizens. She is also
beauty embodied.
The male figure with a pen and a torch represents the distinguished Filipino
father. The flame of the torch has the letters CvSU for Cavite State University that
serves as the guiding light of his righteous quest.
The child figure with a dove, in a dynamic pose standing on top of the pillar,
represents the youth in general and recognized as the proverbial hope of the future
that needs molding and nurturing. The dove being reached out by the child,
symbolizes peace and freedom.
The central pillar symbolizes growth and development. It represents humanity's
common ambition for an improved quality of life - a kind of development with
fairness and harmony. It is ever growing, ever aiming higher but always deeply
rooted in history.
The entire artwork is mounted on a CvSU logo-shaped base to serve as a
fitting reminder to the entire CvSU community of its great task to remain faithful to
the University's vision and mission and to hold sacred its tenets of TRUTH,
EXCELLENCE, and SERVICE.
Upon completion, murals will be installed on the sides of the base. These will
portray the important historical events that took place in the province of Cavite and
throughout the Philippines. The murals will portray events showing Filipino's life and
spirit under imperial Spain and other colonizers including Filipino's continuing
struggle for freedom and independence. It was inaugurated on December 15, 2006
by Hon. Senator Edgardo J. Angara, on the occasion of the universitys centenary
celebration.

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