PSYCHOLOGY

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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