It is as much a science as economics, in my opinion. i.e - it isn't.
If it were, we would have long ago worked out the problem of the 4% in our society - of sociopaths and narccasists, and how to mitigate their massivenegative effects in the world.
I think we can study the brain, identify, and get a better grasp of how it works, for sure. (like economics)
But a science ? -no
(how to examine something, with the same tool you are examining it with...? I'm not sure why, but this question always pops up in my mind concerning this area..)
Hey @lucylin, you raise quite an interesting question! :D But, I would like to point out a couple of things : 1) While there are many problems which haven’t been worked out by psychology,
Iike the ones you point out, there are many others which have. For example, the allevation of anxiety disorder symptoms, the improvemnet in the lives of people afflicted by neurosis, major depression etc... Correct me if I am wrong, but your observation sounds to me as if you said ‘ medicine, biochemistry, pharmacy etc... are not sciences because there are so many deseases that have not been worked out’. 2) psychology is not the study of the brain (that would be neurology), it is rather the study of mental processes and behaviour.
Oh, can I ask you. How do you classify psychology then? Some of the answers I had are: it is a conspiracy, it is a religion. What do you think?
Thank you so much for commenting and sharing your perspective on this. All the best! :)