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 POPULAR AREAS OF PSYCHOLOGY

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO

CLASSIFY THE STUDY OF
PSYCHOLOGY,WHICH IS THE
STUDY OF HUMAN MIND AND 1] CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2] COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
BEHAVIOUR.ONE SCHOOL OF
THOUGHT IS THAT THERE ARE
FOUR MAJOR AREAS.

3] BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY 4] BIOPSYCHOLOGY 5] FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IS A SPECIALTY THAT PROVIDES

COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGISTS EVALUATE,DIAGNOSE AND TREAT MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS.
•APPLICATIONS TO INCLUDE CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY-
• 1] ADULT COUNSELING

• 2] CHILDHOOD COUNSELLING

• 3] SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS

• 4] FAMILY THERAPY

• 5] NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
CLINICAL PSYCHOLGISTS HELP PEOPLE WITH
COUNSELING AND THERAPIES,THEY TREAT
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SUCH AS
EATING DISORDERS,CHRONIC
ILLNESS,DEPRESSION OR PHOBIAS.
COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IS THE STUDY
OF MENTAL PROCESS RELATED TO
PERCEPTION,MEMORY,THINKING,LANGU
AGE,AND CONCIOUSNESS AND
ATTENTION.IT CAN HELP PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND AND OVERCOME
PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AND WAYS OF
THINKING. IT CAN HELP PEOPLE CHANGE
THOUGHT PATTERNS AND BEHAVIORS
INTO FUNCTIONAL ONES.COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY CAN ADRESS WIDE RANGE
OF PROBLEMS LIKE ANXIETY DISORDERS
[BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY]
IT IS THE STUDY OF
CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR
MINDS AND OUR BEHAVIOR.
BEHAVIORISM IS A THEORY OF
LEARNING BASED ON IDEA
THAT ALL BEHAVIORS ARE
ACQUIRED THROUGH
CONDITIOINING..
AND CONDITIONING OCCUR
THROUGH INTERACTION
WITH ENVIRONMENT.
BEHAVIOR CAN BE STUDIED IN A
SYSTEMATIC AND OBSERVABLE
MANNER REGARDLESS OF
INTERNAL MENTAL
STATES.BEHAVIORAL THEORY ALSO
SAYS THAT ONLY OBSERVABLE
BEHAVIOR SHOULD BE STUDIED AS
COGNITION,EMOTIONS AND
MOOD ARE FAR TOO SUBJECTIVE.
BIOPSYCHOLOGY

• BIOPSYCHOLOGY IS A
BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY
THAT ANALYZES HOW THE
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
• BRAIN AND OTHER ASPECTS
OF BIOLOGY INFLUENCE OUR
BEHAVIORS,FEELINGS AND
THOUGHTS AND RECIPROCAL
RELATIONS BETWEEN
BIOLOGICAL AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES.
 IT ALSO ADRESSES TOPICS SUCH AS
BEHAVIORS-CHANGING BRAIN
LESIONS,CHEMICAL RESPONSES IN THE
BRAIN AND BRAIN RELATED GENETICS.IT
INCLUDES SUCH FIELDS AS BEHAVIORAL
NEUROSCIENCE,CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

• Forensic psychology is a study of clinical psychology in legal

situations. This refers to the study of relationship between
human psychology and criminal justice system. Forensic
psychology deals with
.criminal behaviour
.social issues
.knowledge of law
.psychological assesment
.work with legal system
Forensic psychologists attend court cases to provide expert testimony,perform child custody
evaluations, screenlaw enforcement applicants.Other duties include observing and
interviewing, writing reports and articles, counseling and treatment, supervising.