PSYCHOLOGY
…..understanding
the motive behind the action!
Psychology
is a scientific discipline which deals with study of the human and animal
behaviors. It is a study that analysis the motives behind every action. Psychology
is the science of the mind. The human mind is the most complex
machine on Earth. It is the source of all thought and behavior. Understanding
the human mind will position you rightly for unlimited success in
dealing with people.
Psychologists have taken painstaking efforts in studying the
biological, physiological and genetic causes of behavior, as well as the
emotional, social, and developmental factors involved in human psychology. We can
understand the factors that underlie human behavior because of the great
feet accomplished by great psychologists.
In general, it is imperative to note that psychology is concerned with how people perceive the world around them and how they react to it, how they grow and how they learn, and how they use the understanding they gained from their experience and teachers to relate to others and function in groups. In other words, psychology is about how people think, feel, and behave.
Professionally,
psychology
involves the application of knowledge. Human beings take the knowledge
acquired from scholars and research, and apply that knowledge to the problems
and challenges faced by groups and individuals. But how this knowledge is
applied is a function of biological, genetically, physical, cultural, religious
and sociological factors.
Psychology is a broad discipline which seeks to analyze the human mind. Different disciplines within this field study why people behave, think, and feel the way they do. Therefore, to fully understand the subject of psychology, you have to apply various psychological approaches. There are many different ways to approach psychology. Firstly, the examination of the role of biology in mental health, and secondly, examining the role of the environment on behavior. Though some psychologists focus only on how the mind develops, others counsel patients to help improve their daily lives. Fundamentally, both are essential to understanding the subject of psychology.
The history
of psychology dates back at least
to 1879, when the German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt founded the first
laboratory exclusively devoted to psychology. The most famous psychologist is possibly
Sigmund
Freud, an Austrian who founded the field of psychoanalysis. Although Freud's theories had a huge impact
on a wide variety of areas, including literature and film, many of his ideas
are considered one-sided from a modern perspective.
There are dozens
of different sub-disciplines of psychology, with each taking a somewhat
different approach to understanding the mind. Some
sub-disciplines include social psychology, clinical
psychology, occupational health, and cognitive psychology. It
is important to note that, even within a particular field, there may be
different approaches. For example, clinical psychology has four main approaches
(schools) namely:
·
Psychodynamic.
·
Humanistic.
·
Cognitive and behavioral
·
Systems therapy.
The field of
psychology is far wider than you
can imagine and we shall endeavor to give this subject an indebt attention. A forensic
psychologist may help legal professionals investigate allegations of child abuse or
evaluate a suspect's competency. A legal psychologist might act as an
adviser to a judge or as a trial consultant. We also have an industrial-organizational
psychologist who can work with a company to help hire the best
applicants or help in developing strategies that helps to improve workplace morale.
Still on the same
premises, we also have a sports psychologist who can work
one-on-one with a player to help overcome a performance barrier, or
work with an entire team to help improve group cohesion.
Fields like neuropsychology
looks at how the structure of the brain affects mental health and uses neuro-imaging technology
in the process. Tools such as functional magnetic resonance imaging
(FMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans have assisted psychologists
in making correlations between mental problems and biological states. Research
shows that in the 1980s, it was realized the schizophrenia was mainly caused by biological factors rather than
maternal neglect or some other environmental explanation.
Click on the following
links to get in-debt knowledge of psychology:
1.
The
concepts of psychology.
2.
Human
communication.
3.
Learning.
4.
Attitude.
5.
Beliefs.
6.
Perception.
7.
Intelligence.
8.
Motivation.
9.
Human
development.
10.
Professional
psychology.
11.
Psychological
research methods.
12.
Cognitive
psychology.
13.
Social
development.
14.
Social
psychology.
15.
Modern
psychology.
16.
Humanistic
psychology.
17.
Forensic
psychology.
18.
Occupational
psychology
19.
Sports
psychologist
20.
Clinical
psychology
21.
Behavioral
psychology.
22.
Neuropsychology.
23.
Personality
Psychology.
24.
Mind.
25.
Counseling
psychology.
26.
Cultural
psychology.
27.
Industrial-organizational
psychology.
28.
Spiritual
psychology.
29.
Media
psychology.
30.
Child
development.
31.
Cognitive
development.
32.
Love psychology.
33. Time line of
Modern Psychology.
34.
Schools of
Thought in Psychology.
35.
Classic
Psychology Studies.
36.
Adolescence.
37.
Memory.
38.
Moral
development.
39.
Discipline
and punishment.
40.
Life
span development.
41.
Applied
psychology.
42.
Abnormal
psychology.
43.
Psychology
and health.
44.
Human
existential psychology.
45.
Motive.
46.
Happiness.
47.
Sleep.
48.
Psychological
research.
49.
School of
psychology.
50.
Psychology and
other disciplines
51.
Branches of
psychology
52.
Great
psychologist.
53.
Psychological
books.
Psychology should be further distinguished between research psychology, which seeks to establish facts about the mind by
conducting experiments, and applied psychology,
which seeks to help people with their problems. You can decide to specialize in
any of the above. Some experiments have shown that the success rate for solving
one's problems using only psychotherapy (talking to a professional psychologist) is the same
as talking to a close friend, so the efficacy of applied or clinical
psychology as a discipline can sometimes be difficult to measure.
Psychology is an exceptionally broad topic, with numerous
branches that explore very specific areas of the mind, brain and behavior. Take
your time to learn more about some of the major specialty areas within psychology
in this session, and then explore some of the major topics of interest for each
branch
of psychology.
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Precious
O.U. Ogholaja
