Psychology, Security And Sustainable Development: The Ndlea Perspective

Abstract

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychologists are trained to study and understand the mental processes, brain functions and behavior. They are also involved in the act of testing intelligence and personality and serve as consultants in communities, organizations and health facilities to help in diagnosis and treatment of people and also teach other future psychologists and those in other disciplines. Security is defined as being free from danger, or feeling safe. It also means an organization or department whose task is protection or safety of lives and property. Oxford dictionary defines it as the activities involved in protecting a country, building, or person against attack, danger etc. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the United Nations General Assembly initiative established in 2015 to drive an inclusive and minimum standard of living for people in the world by the year 2030. The seventeen SDGs are the summary of the one hundred and seventy-nine targeted objectives that are to be achieved to make the world a better place for living for people