Simply putting (as T E A Model) Psychology is the of :-
Thought
Emotion
Action
It touches every aspect of life. Using it is helpful for all walks of human life and is best useful for:-
Traits are neuro-psychic systems, peculiar to individual, with capacity to render consistent forms of adaptive and expressive behaviour.
The vital force is dynamic in nature and is expressed in functions: in health, in disease, in recovery, in cure.
Mental symptoms are first grade generals.
This is the series of eight stages through which a healthy developing individual passes through from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage, the person confronts, and hopefully masters, new challenges. Each stage builds upon the successful completion of earlier stages. The challenges of stages NOT successfully completed may be expected to reappear as problems in the future.
| Stage | Age | Crisis | Major relationship | Basic question | Virtue acheived |
| Infancy | 0-23 months | Basic trust vs. mistrust | Mother | Can I trust the world? | Hope |
| Early childhood | 2–4 years | Autonomy vs. shame and doubt | Parents | Is it okay to be me? | Will |
| Preschool age | 4–5 years | Initiative vs. guilt | Family | Is it okay for me to do, move, and act? | Purpose |
| School age | 5–12 years | Industry vs. inferiority | Neighbors, school | Can I make it in the world of people and things? | Competence |
| Adolescence | 13–19 years | Identity vs. role confusion | Peers, role model | Who am I? Who can I be? | Fidelity |
| Early adulthood | 20–39 years | Intimacy vs. isolation | Friends, partners | Can I love? | Love |
| Adulthood | 40–64 years | Generativity vs. stagnation | Household, workmates | Can I make my life count? | Care |
| Maturity | 65-death | Ego integrity vs. despair | Mankind, my kind | Is it okay to have been me? | Wisdom |
It is said, most of diseases are psychosomatic i.e. are either caused or aggaravated by mental situations. Knowing psychology provides ability not only to understand the human behavior, but also the mind – body – disease connection, (More so for homoeopaths). This opens pathways to management and planning the strategies for improvement.
For example psychology tells us that Authoritarian parenting styles generally lead to children who are obedient and proficient, but they rank lower in happiness, social competence and self-esteem. Adding homoeopathy to it we know the ars (strict fastidious) or nux (critica and strict) parents have natrum kids.
Other example is dreams which are supposedly indications given by subconscious mind according to psychology and holds superior grade in homoeopathic prescription. Dream of teeth being pulled indicates fear of being ditched by close friend. Repertory gives Natrum mur for this dream and we all know hurt of Nat mur by dissapointments caused by near and dear ones.
Homoeopathic material medicas and repertories are full of symptoms reflecting mind. Linking them with psychology opens a big new field for further study and research.
Dr Anupam Sethi Malhotra
(B.H.M.S., M.D.(Org)
August 23, 2017
