Political psychology is an interdisciplinary academic field dedicated to the relationship between psychology and political science, with a focus on the role of human thought, emotion, and behavior in politics. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems ^[1]

It analyzes political science as related to entities such as voters, lawmakers, local and national governments and administrations, international organizations, political parties, and associations. While the grammar of "political psychology" tends to stress psychology as the central field, the discipline could also be accurately labeled "the psychology of politics," so as to more evenly recognize the interdisciplinary nature of the field. ^[2]

Also not fully conveyed by the label is the wide scope of the disciplines from which political psychology draws, including anthropology, cognitive and personality psychology, sociology, psychiatry, and other more distant fields such as economics, philosophy, and the arts. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of Cognitive psychology is a branch of Psychology that investigates internal mental processes such as problem solving memory and language Personality psychology studies personality based on theories of individual differences Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Psychiatry is a medical specialty which exists to study, prevent, and treat Mental disorders in Humans Psychiatric Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. ^[2]

Contents 1 History of political psychology 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

History of political psychology

The cross-fertilization between political science and psychology has risen to a modestly active level since its beginnings in the 1940s, though both fields have traditionally had a wider magnitude of collaboration with other disciplines, such as history with political science, and sociology with psychology. ^[3]

See also

• Community psychology
• Political economy
• Public choice

References

1. ^ Sapiro, Virginia (2001). Community psychology deals with the relationships of the individual to communities and the wider society Political economy originally was the term for studying production buying and selling and their relations with law custom and government Public choice in economic theory is the use of modern Economic tools to study problems that are traditionally in the province of Political science. INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY. Retrieved on 19 May 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Iyengar, Shanto; McGuire, William J. (Eds. ) (1993). "Interdisciplinary Cross-Fertilization", Explorations in Political Psychology. Duke University Press.  
3. ^ McGuire, William J. (1993). "The Poly-Psy Relationship: Three Phases of a Long Affair", in Iyengar, Shanto; McGuire, William J. : Explorations in Political Psychology. Duke University Press.  

External links

• International Bulletin of Political Psychology
• The Center for the Study of Political Psychology
• The International Society of Political Psychology
• Political Psychology Research, Inc.
• Political Psychology at The George Washington University

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