Different types of psychology


Clinical Psychology

Clinical psychology is aimed at understandingresearch could be effectively applied in a
and studying human and animal behavior.clinical  setting.
Clinical psychologists evaluate mental health
problems and conduct and use scientificThe field of clinical psychology generally
research to understand them. They alsoidentifies three major perspectives of
develop, provide, and assess psychologicalpractice. They are psychodynamic, cognitive
care and interventions (psychotherapy). Inbehavioral, and humanistic. However, there
America, clinical psychologists are normallydoes exist a growing debate regarding the
required to hold a Ph.D. or a Psy.D. andinclusion of the transpersonal perspective as
often  have  postgraduate  work  experience.well.
American psychologist Lightner WitmerThe psychodynamic standpoint developed out of
(1867-1956) used the term clinical psychologythe psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud.
for the first time in a paper in 1907. HeCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) formed
particularly defined it as the study offrom the two branches of cognitive psychology
individuals, by examination orand behaviorism. Humanistic psychology came
experimentation, with the objective ofinto being in the 1950s. This was largely a
promoting change. The American Psychologicalreaction to both behaviorism and
Association provides a more contemporarypsychoanalysis, mainly due to the
definition of the term and defines it as theperson-centered therapy of Carl Rogers. As
field that combines science, theory, andsuch, it is often referred to as Rogerian
practice to comprehend and alleviateTherapy. It is often argued that humanistic
maladjustment and disability as well as topsychology is more of an outlook than a set
promote human adaptation, adjustment, andof  techniques.
personal  development.
Clinical psychology pays attention to the
Clinical psychology developed as a result ofintellectual, emotional, genetic,
a need for supplementary clinicians to treatpsychological, and social characteristics of
mental health problems. It also developedhuman functioning across the life span at all
partly as psychological science advanced tosocioeconomic levels.
the stage where the fruits of psychological



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