Fields of Psychology

Fields of Psychology

 

Basic Psychology

Basic psychology, represented by scientist models, aims to establish the academic foundation of psychology through experimental research on fundamental knowledge and psychological mechanisms. It includes cognitive psychology, learning psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, physiological psychology, and neuropsychology. Unlike natural sciences that primarily use inductive reasoning, basic psychology also employs deductive reasoning. Key scientist models in this field incorporate mathematical approaches such as psychological statistics, psychological measurement, and testing.

 

 

Applied Psychology

Applied psychology, represented by practitioner models, focuses on applying psychological methods and principles to real-world settings and issues. It encompasses various disciplines such as industrial psychology, clinical psychology, educational psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology, and women's psychology.

 

 

Clinical Psychology

Clinical psychology addresses psychological issues related to mental health, emphasizing a scientist-practitioner model that includes psychological assessments, evaluations, and research. It integrates various psychological approaches such as vulnerability-stress models, medical conditions, clinical processes, and cognitive-behavioral psychology.

 

 

Counseling Psychology

Counseling psychology aims to help individuals overcome personal challenges and grow by diagnosing individuals with mental issues and providing psychological support. The field includes training in validated counseling theories, personality psychology, developmental psychology, individual and group counseling techniques, psychological diagnosis and assessment, and case analysis.

 

 

Social Psychology

Social psychology scientifically investigates how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. It studies various phenomena related to social behavior. Social psychologists often explain human behavior as a result of interactions between mental states and immediate social situations. Theories in social psychology tend to be specific and focused rather than broad and general.

 

 

Environmental Psychology

Environmental psychology explores the relationship between humans and the external world, investigating how natural and built environments shape individuals. It emphasizes how environments affect human experiences and behaviors, encompassing natural, social, architectural, learning, and informational environments.

 

 

Interpersonal Psychology

Interpersonal psychology describes, explains, interprets, and predicts facts or phenomena of interpersonal interactions and social interactions to maintain psychological well-being through interaction with others.

These summaries aim to provide a clearer and more accessible understanding of the diverse fields within psychology.