While your dreams may be forgotten soon after waking, they don’t just stay in your bedroom. Whatever you’re feeling in your dream — good or bad — affects your daytime mood and social interactions the next day.
The human mind comes across approximately 6,000 thoughts a day. These thoughts have the power to shape the mental schema and behaviour of a person on a short as well as long-term basis.
Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behavior. It is a relatively young science, having only been established as a discipline in the late 19th century.