| One of the most common questions that most of the | | | | of the research sub fields within psychology: |
| psychology students that are new to the field ask is | | | | 1.Abnormal psychology is defined as the study of |
| that what psychology is. In simple terms psychology is | | | | abnormal behavior and psychopathology. This specialty |
| defined as an applied and academic field that deals | | | | area focuses on the research and the treatment of |
| with the study of human mind and behavior. | | | | different varieties of mental disorders and this area is |
| Researches in psychology aims in understanding the | | | | also linked to the psychotherapy and even clinical |
| thought, emotion and even behavior; the fields in which | | | | psychology. The health professionals make the usage |
| psychology is applied are the mental health treatment, | | | | of the diagnostic and statistical manual of the mental |
| performance enhancement areas, self help, | | | | disorders so as to diagnose the different applications |
| ergonomics and even many other fields that affect | | | | of mental disorders. |
| health and daily life. The word psychology owes its | | | | 2.Biological Psychology is also referred as |
| roots to the Greek word psyche which means soul or | | | | biopsychology; this studies in detail how the different |
| mind. Psychology has evolved partially from philosophy | | | | biological processes have an influence on the mind and |
| and biology, and these date as far as the early Greek | | | | the behavior. This kind of psychology aims at closely |
| thinkers like that of Aristotle and even Socrates. It has | | | | linking to the neurosciences and it also utilizes the |
| been observed that the field and study of psychology | | | | different tools like MRI and PET scans so as to |
| dates has its roots since Wilhelm Wundt established | | | | examine the brain injuries and even the brain |
| the first psychological lab in Leipzig in Germany. The | | | | abnormalities. |
| research studies conducted by the Wundt included the | | | | 3.Clinical psychology, another important area of |
| school of thought called as structuralism which involved | | | | psychology mainly focuses on the assessment, |
| the study of structures that have composed the | | | | diagnosis and even the treatment of the mental |
| structures that composed the mind. This categorization | | | | disorders. |
| involved the analysis of the sensation and the feeling | | | | 4.Another important area of psychology is referred as |
| through the usage of introspection, which is considered | | | | the cognitive psychology that mainly aims to study the |
| as a highly subjective matter. He believed that the | | | | human though processes and cognitions. The experts |
| individuals who are trained really well can accurately | | | | in this field mainly study on the topics like attention, |
| identify the mental processes that are accompanied | | | | memory, perception, decision making and language |
| by the feelings, sensations and even thoughts. | | | | acquisition. |
| Areas of psychology | | | | 5.The branch of psychology that deals with the study |
| Psychology is one of the broadest and diverse fields. | | | | of animal behavior is called as comparative |
| There are number of different subfields and specialty | | | | psychology; the knowledge about the animal behavior |
| areas have emerged. The below mentioned areas | | | | can lead to a deeper insight and understanding of |
| have emerged as one of the most dynamic sub fields | | | | human psychology. |