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articles are reviewed by mental health professionals reviewers confirm the content is thorough and accurate reflecting the latest evidence based research content is reviewed before publication and upon substantial updates learn more by david susman phd reviewed by david susman phd david susman phd is a licensed clinical psychologist with experience providing treatment to individuals with mental illness and substance use concerns learn about our review board print verywell bailey mariner table of contents view all table of contents types uses impact potential pitfalls history trending videos close this video player psychology is the study of mind and behavior it encompasses the biological influences social pressures and environmental factors that affect how people think act and feel gaining a richer and deeper understanding of psychology can help people achieve insights into their own actions as well as a better understanding of other people it s difficult to capture everything that psychology encompasses in just a brief definition but topics such as development personality thoughts feelings emotions motivations and social behaviors represent just a portion of what psychology seeks to understand predict and explain types of psychology psychology is a broad and diverse field that encompasses the study of human thought behavior development personality emotion motivation and more as a result some different subfields and specialty areas have emerged the following are some of the major areas of research and application within psychology abnormal psychology is the study of abnormal behavior and psychopathology this specialty area is focused on research and treatment of a variety of mental disorders and is linked to psychotherapy and clinical psychology biological psychology biopsychology studies how biological processes influence the mind and behavior this area is closely linked to neuroscience and utilizes tools such as mri and pet scans to look at brain injury or brain abnormalities clinical psychology is focused on the assessment diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders cognitive psychology is the study of human thought processes including attention memory perception decision making problem solving and language acquisition comparative psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the study of animal behavior developmental psychology is an area that looks at human growth and development over the lifespan including cognitive abilities morality social functioning identity and other life areas forensic psychology is an applied field focused on using psychological research and principles in the legal and criminal justice system industrial organizational psychology is a field that uses psychological research to enhance work performance and select employees personality psychology focuses on understanding how personality develops as well as the patterns of thoughts behaviors and characteristics that make each individual unique social psychology focuses on group behavior social influences on individual behavior attitudes prejudice conformity aggression and related topics what are the branches of psychology uses the most obvious application for psychology is in the field of mental health where psychologists use principles research and clinical findings to help clients manage and overcome symptoms of mental distress and psychological illness some of the additional applications for psychology include developing educational programs ergonomics informing public policy mental health treatment performance enhancement personal health and well being psychological research self help social program design understanding child development careers in psychology a background in psychology opens far more career paths than clinical practice learn more in this guide to 80 careers in psychology impact of psychology psychology is both an applied and academic field that benefits both individuals and society as a whole a large part of psychology is devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues but that s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impact of psychology some of the ways that psychology contributes to individuals and society include improving our understanding of why people behave as they do understanding the different factors that can impact the human mind and behavior understanding issues that impact health daily life and well being improving ergonomics to improve product design creating safer and more efficient workspaces helping motivate people to achieve their goals improving productivity psychologists accomplish these things by using objective scientific methods to understand explain and predict human behavior psychological studies are highly structured beginning with a hypothesis that is then empirically tested the major goals of psychology potential pitfalls there s a lot of confusion out there about psychology unfortunately such misconceptions about psychology abound in part thanks to stereotyped portrayals of psychologists in popular media as well as the diverse career paths of those holding psychology degrees sure there are psychologists who help solve crimes and there are plenty of professionals who help people deal with mental health issues however there are also psychologists who contribute to creating healthier workplaces design and implement public health programs research airplane safety help design technology and computer programs study military life and the psychological impact of combat no matter where psychologists work their primary goals are to help describe explain predict and influence human behavior history of psychology early psychology evolved out of both philosophy and biology discussions of these two subjects date as far back as the early greek thinkers including aristotle and socrates the word psychology itself is derived from the greek word psyche literally meaning life or breath derived meanings of the word include soul or self the emergence of psychology as a separate and independent field of study truly came about when wilhelm wundt established the first experimental psychology lab in leipzig germany in 1879 throughout psychology s history various schools of thought have formed to explain the human mind and behavior in some cases certain schools of thought rose to dominate the field of psychology for a period of time the following are some of the major schools of thought in psychology structuralism wundt and titchener s structuralism was the earliest school of thought but others soon began to emerge functionalism the early psychologist and philosopher william james became associated with a school of thought known as functionalism which focused its attention on the purpose of human consciousness and behavior psychoanalysis soon these initial schools of thought gave way to several dominant and influential approaches to psychology sigmund freud s psychoanalysis centered on how the unconscious mind impacted human behavior behaviorism the behavioral school of thought turned away from looking at internal influences on behavior and sought to make psychology the study of observable behaviors humanistic psychology later the humanistic approach centered on the importance of personal growth and self actualization cognitive psychology by the 1960s and 1970s the cognitive revolution spurred the investigation of internal mental processes such as thinking decision making language development and memory while these schools of thought are sometimes perceived as competing forces each perspective has contributed to our understanding of psychology the origins of psychology a word from verywell as you can see while psychology may be a relatively young science it also has a tremendous amount of both depth and breadth the assessment diagnosis and treatment of mental illness are central interests of psychology but psychology encompasses much more than mental health today psychologists seek to understand many different aspects of the human mind and behavior adding new knowledge to our understanding of how people think as well as developing practical applications that have an important impact on everyday human lives psychology works to help people improve their individual well being and thrive in an increasingly complex world major perspectives in modern psychology sources verywell mind uses only high quality sources including peer reviewed studies to support the facts within our articles read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact check and keep our content accurate reliable and trustworthy american psychiatric association diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5th ed washington dc author 2013 hothersall d history of psychology 4th ed new york mcgraw hill 2003 by kendra cherry msed kendra cherry ms is a psychosocial rehabilitation specialist psychology educator and author of the everything psychology book see our editorial process meet our review board share 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