Story of Psychology — Psychology STD 11 Commerce / Arts — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 Commerce / ArtsPsychologyStory of Psychology3 Marks
Question
Explain Psychology from an Indian perspective.
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Answer
From 2000 B.C. to 500 A. C., Indian philosophers studied the mind and human behaviour from different viewpoints. They also described ideas like soul, mind, intuition, and so on.
Upanishads explain the self and personality structure with the help of a concept called Kosha. The different Koshas are Annamaya kosha, Pranmaya kosha, Manomaya kosha, Vidnyanmaya kosha, and Anandmaya kosha.
Ayurveda explained three types of Doshas; viz. Kapha, Vata, and Pitta and three types of Gunas; viz. Sattva Guna, Rajas Guna and Tamas Guna. Doshas determine characteristics of humans while Gunas explain human temperament.
In the fifth century B.C., sage Patanjali explained deep thought about Psychology in Yogsutra. His theory of Ashtangyoga consists of eight aspects; viz. Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayam, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyan, and Samadhi. He also studied levels of human consciousness and elaborated on how one can evolve spiritually.
Many other Indian philosophers and saints also studied the mind and human behaviour.
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