Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Psychology

Psychology is a scientific study concerned with the functions of the human mind, specific to the behavioral functions. It is literally defined as "study of the soul". In the early 16th century, Latinist and Croatian humanist, Marko Marulic's book Psichiologia de ratione animae humanae the Latin term psychologia was first used. Since Marulic's time psychology has expanded quite a bit. Wilhelm Wundt, a German physician, is widely known as the "father of experimental psychology" and was the very first to ever be called a Psychologist. From Marulic's and Wundt's revolutionary work the field of Psychology has grown. Modern day Psychology has many branches in it's extensive field.
Biological: The study of how behaviors and the human mind are affected biologically, this field is tied closely with Neuroscience.
Clinical: This is a highly applied psychology branch, in which diagnosis are made and patients are treated.
Cognitive: The study of how humans think as well as mental processes, research areas are perception, reasoning, memory, emotions, etc.
Comparative: Branch of psychology focusing on animal behavior.
Developmental: The study of how the progression of age affects the development of the human mind.
Educational: The psychology of teaching and how students learn in an educational environment.
Forensics: The use of psychology in criminal investigations and at crime scenes, tightly knitted with Criminal Justice.
Industrial-Organizational: A field in which psychology is used in the workplace to optimize the work done by the workers.
Personality: The area focused on figuring out the composition of an individual's personality.
Social: The study of how an individual can be psychologically influenced by the presence of other individuals.

1 comment:

  1. A career in psychology seems to be very interesting and engaging. I think it fits in well with your personality and that you would be successful in this field! Reading your blog helps me factor out the pros and cons for my career as well so thank you and good luck :)

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