1.1 What is Psychology?

Psyche

Mortal woman whose beauty rivaled Aphrodite’s, means human soul’s triumph over life’s misfortunes in pursuit of true happiness

Aphrodite

Goddess of love + beauty who’s jealous of Psyche’s beauty

Eros

Aphrodite’s son + god of love who was sent to make Psyche fall in love with ugliest man in world, but accidentally falls in love with her

Eros’s Palace

Place where Eros took Psyche + gave her gifts, required she never sees his face

Psyche’s Sisters

Made Psyche suspicious of mysterious lover + influenced discovery of his identity

Eros Abandonment

Eros left Psyche after distrust, Psyche misses him

Aphrodite’s Trials

Series of difficult, almost impossible tasks for Psyche so she can reunite with Eros

Psyche Transformation

Reunited with Eros + transformed from mortal into goddess

Psyche Symbol

Soul represented as butterfly

-ology

Scientific study of

Psychology

Scientific study of the mind, expanded to include behavior

Scientific Theory

Broad explanation(s) for some aspect of natural world that’s consistently evidenced that can be measured/tested

1800

Psychology became own academic discipline, workings of the mind before considered under auspices of philosophy