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Types of psychology

  Each field of psychology represents a specific area of study focused on a particular topic. all areas share a common aim  of studying and explaining human thought and behavior. Types or field of  of psychology have emerged to deal with specific subtopics within the study of the mind and behavour. Research and practise are two main area of psychology. There are different types of psychology that perform different purposes. There is no fixed way of classifying them, but here are some common types. Clinical psychology Cognitive psychology Developmental psychology Evolutionary psychology Forensic psychology Health psychology Neuropsychology Occupational psychology Social psychology Knoweledge of these types  can help with decision-making and avoiding stressful situations. It will help you to understand human behaviour and mental processes and also understand how we think act and feel. The final and most important goal of these types to change, influence, or control ...

History of psychology(William james)

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  Psychology is an exciting field and the history of psychology gives the opportunity to make decisions of how it has grown and developed. It   tells us about the important period of time and place that defines who we are.  Wundt attracted students to study the new experimental psychology and work in his lab and also work on  his given the theory of structuralism. On the other hand, In America  William James, G. Stanley Hall, and James McKeen Cattell  and his group identified with functionalism. William James (1842–1910)  won universal fame by writing the most important book in the field of psychology, that is " Principles of Psychology,  published in 1890. According the theory of James,  consciousness helped us adapt to our environment in such ways as allowing us to make choices and have personal responsibility over those choices. He is called the father of American psychology.  The focus of functionalism was about how behavior actuall...

History of psychology(wilhelm wundt)

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  During the 17th-century, the French philosopher Rene Descartes introduced the idea of dulisam which propounded that the mind and body were two systems tha t link to form the human experience.H istory of psychology offers the opportunity to make sense of how it has grown and developed. Relationship between the mental (experiences of the senses) and the material (external reality) was investigated by a number of German researchers . Their work was called psychophysics , and it introduced the methods for measuring the relationship between physical stimuli and human feelings that would provide the basis for the new science of psychology. Wilhelm Wundt   was a German physiologist, philosopher, and professor, known today as one of the founders of modern psychology of 19th century. Wundt helped to establish the field of experimental psychology and promoting the idea of psychology.  His goal was to identify the elements of consciousness. His book published in 1873, "Principles ...

Importance of psychology

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  Psychology allows people to understand more about how the body and mind work together. Psychology aims to change, influence, or control behavior to make positive, constructive, meaningful, and lasting changes in people's lives. I t can help you better understand yourself and the people around you . It  helps people in large part because it can explain why people act the way they do. It revolve around protecting people from emotional and physical harm. M any people face daily. Issues like relationships, workplace stress and financial difficulties all can be affected by psychological symptoms that require diagnosing and managing. In pakistan mostly people suffer from depression and other psychological disorder but they don't know the accutal problem and faces physical diseases. As a citizen of pakistan it is our most important duty to beaware of people about its disorders and syptoms. Psychology allows people to understand more about how the body and mind work together. Thi...

What is psychology?

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  Psychology t he term comes from the Greek words  psyche,  meaning "breath, spirit, soul," and  logia,  meaning "study of."     Psychology is the scientific study of mind. In which we dicuss how it works, and how it affects behaviour. It encircle the biological influences, social pressures, and environmental factors that affect how people think, act, and feel.  According to  william James (1890) in the united states defined psychology as the  science of mental life and provided insightful discussions of topics and challenges that anticipated much of the field’s research agenda a century later. In pakistan  psychology is increasing because there are so many issues and disorders that are cured with the help of psychologists. Psychologists use a range of techniques to study the human mind and behavior  The scope of psychology is increasing tremendously in Pakistan with the help of psychologists .