Psychology🍂

Author: Abdiel Rodríguez

 

What is psychology?

 Psychology is the study of the brain and behavior of individuals or groups. Essentially, the goal of psychology is to understand the mechanisms of the mind, whether they are biological, personality, social, or other mechanisms, and the effects that these mechanisms have on behavior.

Issues like relationships, workplace stress and financial difficulties all can be affected by psychological symptoms that require diagnosing and managing, which is where modern psychology comes into play and why it’s so important.

Despite the popular stereotype of the private practice therapist popularized by the media, psychology professionals actually have access to a wide variety of industries and fields, from education and criminal justice to marketing and politics.

How Does Psychology Help People?

Essentially, psychology helps people in large part because it can explain why people act the way they do. With this kind of professional insight, a psychologist can help people improve their decision making, stress management and behavior based on understanding past behavior to better predict future behavior. All of this can help people have a more successful career, better relationships, more self-confidence and overall better communication.

Sub-Disciplines of Psychology

The study of psychologically is so widespread today, different sub-disciplines or branches of psychology are widely recognized and frequently leveraged in an array of industries. Some psychology sub-disciplines include:

Family – Family psychology, sometimes known as family therapy, focuses on the interpersonal systems found with the family.

Sports – Sports psychology focuses on how psychology factors can affect an athlete’s performance.

Business – Business psychology focuses on the effectiveness of a workplace or organization through the study of people and overall behavior in the workplace.

Media – Media psychology focuses on the complex relationship between media and its effect on human behavior.

Forensic – Forensic psychology is the practice of studying individuals who are involved in the legal system, such as expert witnesses or those under criminal investigation.

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"The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water"

Sigmund Freud.