What is Psychology?

• 1. What is psychology?
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2. What is Psychology?
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
3. Psychology as a Science
Theories:

• Formulations of apparent relationships among observed events.

4. Theories allow for prediction.2468__
5. What Psychologists do
Pure research
no immediate application, research for its own sake
Applied research
designed to find solutions to specific personal or social problems
Practice psychology
applying psychological knowledge tohelp individuals change their behavior
Teaching
sharing psychological knowledge.
6. Fields of Psychology
What you want to be?
7. Fields of Psychology
Clinical psychologists:

• Help people with psychological disorders adjust to the demands of life

8. Largest subgroup of psychologistsCounseling psychologists:

• Similar to clinical psychologist but clients typically have adjustment problems and not serious psychological disorders

9. More than half of all doctoral students are in programs of clinical or counseling