The book Political Psychology is a branch of political science and psychology.
Political psychology may be considered as a scientific endeavour to understand
mental functioning of the public, political leaders and the polity. As such it
provides understanding of the personality structure of modern man initiating his
way of life. Apparently, the individual is always at stake in the realm of
political thinking, since every event national, or international or even
regional is likely to influence his thinking and behaviour.
Political psychology, like other branches of psychology, such as rural
psychology, industrial psychology, clinical psychology is a specific branch of
psychology in understanding mental life of man