THEORETICAL PREREQUISITES OF THE ENGLISH PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL TERMS TRANSLATION

Abstract

Nowadays scientific terms play the major role in the communication among specialists of various fields, they help to share specific information, and take part in the development of science. This implies constant appearance of new lexical units in every field of human activity. Psychology is an old science that constantly develops and enriches its terminology with new terminological units from various scientific fields. Psychology is one of the few sciences that is studied not only by professionals and experts, but also by common readers who are interested in solving problems related to mental health, behavior and human development. Developmental psychology is one of the most significant branches of psychology science, which specializes in studying mental development of individuals from birth to the period of maturity.