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    Branches of Psychology

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    Psychology can be divided into many specialist fields such as biopsychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical psychology. Some common types of psychology include clinical psychology which aims to understand and relieve problems with adjustments and disabilities, cognitive psychology which investigates internal mental processes like memory and learning, developmental psychology which studies systematic psychological changes over the life span, and social psychology which examines how social influences impact human behavior.

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    Psychology can be divided into many specialist fields such as biopsychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical psychology. Some common types of psychology include clinical psychology which aims to understand and relieve problems with adjustments and disabilities, cognitive psychology which investigates internal mental processes like memory and learning, developmental psychology which studies systematic psychological changes over the life span, and social psychology which examines how social influences impact human behavior.

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    Psychology can be divided into many specialist fields such as biopsychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical psychology. Some common types of psychology include clinical psychology which aims to understand and relieve problems with adjustments and disabilities, cognitive psychology which investigates internal mental processes like memory and learning, developmental psychology which studies systematic psychological changes over the life span, and social psychology which examines how social influences impact human behavior.

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    psychology is such a wide discipline, it can be classified in a variety of ways and also classified

    according to approach: process or person. psychology can be divided into specialist


    fields: for example: biopsychology, social, developmental, forensic, and clinical
    psychology. When its main function is to research basic principles, psychology is regarded as
    a pure science. Although psychology may be classed as pure science, it can also be an applied
    psychology. So im gonna explain some common types

    clinical psychology

    clinical psychology integrates science, theory, and practice in order to understand,


    predict and relieve problems with adjustments, disability, and discomfort. Clinical
    psychology can help us to understand, prevent, and alleviate psychologically-caused
    distress or dysfunction, and promote and individual’s well-being and personal
    development.

    Cognitive psychology

    Cognitive psychology investigates internal mental processes, such as problem solving,


    memory, learning, and language. It looks at how people think, perceive, communicate,
    remember, and learn. It is closely related to neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics.

    Developmental psychology

    This is the scientific study of systematic psychological changes that a person


    experiences over the life span, often referred to as human development. It focuses not
    only on infants and young children but also teenagers, adults, and older people.

    Evolutionary psychology

    Evolutionary psychology looks at how human behavior, for example language, has been
    affected by psychological adjustments during evolution. An evolutionary psychologist
    believes that many human psychological traits are adaptive in that they have enabled us
    to survive over thousands of years.

    Forensic psychology

    Forensic psychology involves applying psychology to criminal investigation and the law.
    A forensic psychologist practices psychology as a science within the criminal justice
    system and civil courts.

    Health psychology

    Health psychology is also called behavioral medicine or medical psychology. It observes


    how behavior, biology, and social context influence illness and health.

    Neuropsychology
    Neuropsychology looks at the structure and function of the brain in relation to behaviors
    and psychological processes. A neuropsychology may be involved if a condition
    involves lesions in the brain, and assessments that involve recording electrical activity in
    the brain.

    Occupational psychology

    Occupational or organizational psychologists are involved in assessing and making


    recommendations about the performance of people at work and in training. They help
    companies to find more effective ways to function, and to understand how people and
    groups behave at work.

    Social psychology

    Social psychology uses scientific methods to understand how social influences impact
    human behavior. It seeks to explain how feelings, behavior, and thoughts are influenced
    by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other people.

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