Mind is called the function of the brain, which consists in the expression through certain images of objective reality. Based on these images, the vital activity of the organism is regulated. Psychology, in turn, is engaged in the study of the properties of the brain, which is contained in the mental reflection of reality, the result of which is the formation of images. They are necessary for regulating the interaction of the organism and the environment surrounding it.
Forms of mental reflection in the form of images comprise the content of the psyche. Images are formed in different people in different ways. In many ways, one or another of their manifestations depends on knowledge, experience, interests, needs and other things. Simply put, the psyche is a subjective reflection of the existing objective world. Moreover, the subjective nature of the expression is incorrect. An objective reflection of reality is ensured through verification of personal and socio-historical practice.
The psyche is both in the animal and in man. In the latter, however, it is also denoted by the concept of "consciousness." Moreover, the concept of “psyche” itself is broader than “consciousness”, since it includes the sphere of the superconscious and the subconscious. In this regard, the structure of subjective expression includes several components. So, the processes, qualities, states and properties of the psyche are distinguished as components .
The latter include resistant manifestations of a genetic nature. They are inherited and almost unchanged throughout life. The characteristics of the nervous system also belong to the properties of the psyche: strength, resistance of cells to prolonged excitation or irritation, rate of transition from one state to another (from inhibition to excitation, for example), balance. The mobility of certain nervous processes, the relative degree of balance of the phenomena of inhibition of excitation, lability (the flexibility of changes under the influence of various stimuli), and resistance (the degree of resistance to the influence of stimuli of an unfavorable nature) should also be included in this category.
Relatively stable formations that arise and develop under the influence of external factors are referred to mental processes . This category includes such processes as perception, sensation, thinking, representation, imagination, will, emotions, attention.
Mental qualities include education, characterized by relative stability and arising under the influence of educational measures and life activities. Most clearly, these qualities are represented in the human character.
Among other things, there are also mental functions. Specialists distinguish three main tasks.
- A person's awareness of his own position in the world.
- Reflection of environmental influences.
- Regulation of activities and behavior.
It should be noted that the second function of the psyche is characterized by a constant change. In other words, the expression of a person’s attitude to reality is a rather complicated process, and not unidirectional and consistent. In addition, for this function of the psyche, a certain refraction is characteristic in the process of an individual expressing his attitude to reality. As a rule, a person passes information through consciousness, while previously existing conditions and features are involved. In this regard, one and the same external influence, due to this function of the psyche, can be expressed differently by different people, and in some cases in different ways by one person, depending on the conditions in which he is at one time or another .