What is psychology?
The British Health System (NHS) defines psychology as the study of people: how they think, act, react and interact. Psychology deals with all aspects of behavior and the thoughts, feelings, and motivations that govern that behavior.
As a scientific discipline, psychology is primarily concerned with the normal functioning of mental and cognitive phenomena and has explored areas such as learning, memory and the normal development of children.

The British Health System (NHS) defines psychology as the study of people: how they think, act, react and interact. Psychology deals with all aspects of behavior and the thoughts, feelings, and motivations that govern that behavior.

Psychologists are scientists who deal with human behavior and mental-cognitive functions. They may specialize in individual areas such as: diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders (clinical psychology), issues related to education (school psychology), children's social development (social psychology) and professional life e.g. professional training, personnel selection, professional orientation (work psychology).

According to the definition provided by the British Health System (NHS), psychiatry is a branch of medicine which deals with the study of mental disorders, their diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Psychiatrists are doctors who have specialized in psychiatry and may administer medication.

Psychotherapy is a process of self-healing which is achieved through the relationship that develops with the therapist (therapeutic relationship). The therapist provides the expertise and the emotional presence needed to guide the client in this process.

A psychotherapist is a mental health professional who has been trained in at least one psychotherapeutic modality and uses this training to practice psychotherapy with individuals, groups, couples and families.

Psychotherapy is suitable for people who face chronic or short-term mental health issues which they cannot deal with by themselves and significantly interfere with their lives. Such issues include: anxiety, phobias, depression, relationship issues, eating disorders, addictions, panic attacks, sexual dysfunctions, psychosomatic issues, etc.