Yes you can. It would have been beneficial to have some background in the subject, but it is not a requirement. My bachelor's degree is in psychology, and I never had a psychology course in high school.
Yes it can be taken as an academic subject.
The learner learns the subject matter
Erin Elizabeth Dufault-Hunter has written: 'The transformative power of faith' -- subject(s): Religious Psychology, Conversion, Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviours & mental process. Psychology follows systematic method of observing, describing, predicting & explaining the subject matter of case or problem. Psychologist try to understand mental characteristics of particular individual. It may provide psychological evaluation , assessment, testing & treatment but may not prescribe medications. There are many continuing education courses for psychology on web like psychotherapy for men & women & its law & ethics. These type of CE courses are really helpful for psychologist & counselors. www.naceonline.com
Dennis Coon has written: 'Psychology' -- subject(s): Psychology.., Psychology 'Psychology' -- subject(s): Textbooks, Psychology 'Psychology' -- subject(s): Psychology, Textbooks 'Introduction to psychology' -- subject(s): Psychology
Probably his mental and emotional state of mind.
Pure psychology is defined as all principles, theories, and concepts used to study the human mind and behavior. Other, more complex types of psychology include social psychology and sports psychology.
Michael W. Eysenck has written: 'Fundamentals of cognition' -- subject(s): Cognition 'Cognitive Psychology' -- subject(s): Cognitive psychology, Textbooks, Cognition 'Psychology' -- subject(s): Textbooks, Psychology 'Individual differences' -- subject(s): Cognition, Difference (Psychology), Individual differences, Intelligence, Intelligence tests, Mental Disorders, Personality, Therapy 'Psychology for A2 level' -- subject(s): Psychology 'Cognitive psychology' -- subject(s): Textbooks, Cognition, Cognitive psychology 'Happiness' -- subject(s): Happiness 'Fundamentals of psychology' -- subject(s): Psychology 'Key Topics in A2 Psychology' 'Perspectives on psychology' -- subject(s): Psychology
Daniel Starch has written: 'Educational measurements' -- subject(s): Intellect, Educational Psychology 'Principles of advertising' -- subject(s): Advertising 'Educational psychology' -- subject(s): Educational psychology 'Principles of Advertising: A Systematic Syllabus of the Fundamental ..' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Advertising' -- subject(s): Advertising 'Experiments In Educational Psychology' -- subject(s): Educational psychology, Educational Psychology 'Controlling human behavior' -- subject(s): Applied Psychology, Psychology
Charles Edward Skinner has written: 'Readings in psychology' -- subject(s): Psychology, Lending library 'Educational psychology' -- subject(s): Educational psychology 'Elementary educational psychology' -- subject(s): Educational psychology
Gardner Murphy has written: 'There is more beyond' -- subject(s): Parapsychology and science, Psychology 'Human potentialities' -- subject(s): Genetic psychology, Psychology 'Asian psychology' -- subject(s): History, Psychology, Religious Psychology 'Experimental social psychology' -- subject(s): Social psychology, Psicologia Social, Methode, Sociale psychologie, Social Psychology, Sozialpsychologie 'Personality; a biosocial approach to origins and structure' -- subject(s): Personality, Persoonlijkheid, Psicologia Individual 'General psychology' -- subject(s): Psychology 'Freeing intelligence through teaching' -- subject(s): Psychology of Learning, Teaching 'Psychological thought from Pythagoras to Freud' -- subject(s): History, Psychology 'Public opinion and the individual' -- subject(s): Attitude (Psychology), Attitudes, Likert scale, Public opinion, Students 'Encounter with reality' -- subject(s): Reality, Metaphysics 'Historical introduction to modern psychology' -- subject(s): History, Psychology 'William James'
Samuel E. Wood has written: 'Mastering the world of psychology' -- subject(s): Textbooks, Psychology 'Mastering the world of psychology' -- subject(s): Textbooks, Psychology 'Mastering the world of psychology' -- subject(s): Textbooks, Psychology
Psychology falls under the subject of social sciences.
A. A. Roback has written: 'William James' 'History of psychology and psychiatry' -- subject(s): History, Psychiatry, Psychology 'History of American psychology' -- subject(s): Psychology, History 'Personality, the crux of social intercourse' -- subject(s): Personality 'Success in handling types-' 'Improving your personality' -- subject(s): Personality 'A dictionary of international slurs (ethnophaulisms)' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Terms and phrases, Race discrimination, Proverbs, National characteristics, Ethnicity 'Behaviorism and psychology' -- subject(s): Psychophysiology, Psychology, Behaviorism (Psychology) 'Freudiana' -- subject(s): Psychoanalysis 'Pictorial history of psychology and psychiatry' -- subject(s): Psychiatry, Psychology, Pictorial works, History 'The psychology of character' -- subject(s): Character, Personality, Temperament 'Aspects of applied psychology and crime' -- subject(s): Psychology, Crime 'Psychological aspects of Jewish protective phrases' -- subject(s): Terms and phrases, Hebrew language, Jews, Superstition
Upajiva Ratnatunga has written: 'Mind and matter' -- subject(s): Abhidharma, Buddhism, Man (Buddhism), Psychology
The notion that the subject matter of psychology should be the scientific study of conscious experience is most closely linked with structuralism. This school of thought, led by Wilhelm Wundt, focused on identifying the basic elements of consciousness through introspection.