Thanks to psychic phenomena, the person will know the world. They contribute to its orientation in the surrounding reality. It is worth noting that they are all interconnected, the existence of one can not be without the functioning of the other. Let us consider in more detail the three main groups of classifications of mental phenomena.
Types of mental phenomena
1. Mental processes help to reflect reality in the mind of a person. They form the basis for the further formation of psychological images. These include processes of cognitive type (memory, perception, etc.), and volitional, emotional. They unite in such a concept as mental activity.
Mental processes are rapidly changing mental phenomena and, moreover, have the peak of their manifestation as the initial stage of development, as well as decline, fading. With their help, we are informed about the properties of various objects, the phenomena of the environment. These processes consist of stages, which include representation, thinking, sensation. They regulate human behavior through will, concentration of attention.
2. Mental states also refer to the main type of psychic phenomena. They are determined precisely by your attitude to events. In psychology they are:
- motivational nature (based on a person's desire to achieve something);
- emotional;
- strong-willed (manifestation of initiative).
To the mental include the state of the borderline type (neurosis, delayed mental development, psychopathy, etc.). In mental activity they are stable phenomena. Can, how to do harm (for example, fatigue), and help
3. Mental personality properties include the individual's abilities, his temperament , character, individual characteristics of the emotional type (quick temper), creative (dreaminess, etc.). They depend on the life of a person, his development, on how he prioritizes, what his worldview is. Moreover, in the world of psychic phenomena they are considered the most long-term (last not only for decades, but also for a lifetime). True, throughout the entire personal development these properties are able to change, both as a result of re-education and training.