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    The document introduces psychology as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. It discusses the major branches of psychology including clinical, health, counseling, educational, school, social, developmental, and personality psychology. It also defines psychology and explains why it is considered a science.

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    PSYCHOLOGY

    Introduction to Psychology
    By
    Dr. Abdullah AL-ZAhrani
    Introduction to Psychology
     What is Psychology, and Why is it a
    science?
     What are the different branches of the field
    of psychology?
     Where do psychologists work?
    Definition of Psychology
     Psychology is the scientific study of
    behavior and mental processes.

     Psychology attempts to explain, predict,


    modify, and ultimately improve the lives of
    people and the world in which they live.
    The Branches of Psychology
     The major specialty areas in physical and
    mental health is that;
    1. Clinical psychology which deals with the study,
    diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behavior.
    2. Health psychology explores the relationship
    between psychological factors and physical
    aliments or disease (e.g., stress can affect
    physical health).
    3. Counseling psychology which focuses
    primarily on educational, social and career
    adjustment problems.
    The Branches of Psychology

    4. Educational psychology is concerned


    with teaching and learning processes.
    For example, concerned with ways of
    understanding intelligence, developing
    better teaching techniques, and
    understanding teacher-student
    interaction.
    5. School psychology, in contrast, is the
    specialty area devoted to assessing
    children in elementary and secondary
    The Branches of Psychology
    schools who have academic or emotional
    problems and developing solution to
    teach problems.

    6. Social psychology is the study of how


    people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions
    are affected by others. Social
    psychologists focus on such diverse
    topics as human aggression, liking and
    loving, persuasion, and conformity.
    The Branches of Psychology

    7. Developmental psychology, is the branch of


    psychology that studies how people grow and
    change from moment of conception through
    death.
    8. Personality psychology, attempts to explain
    both consistency and change in a person’s
    behavior over time. Also, the individual traits
    that differentiate the behavior of one person
    from another when they confront the same
    situation.
    The Branches of Psychology

     What is psychology and why is it a science?

    - Although the definition of psychology- the


    scientific study of behavior and mental
    processes-is clear-cut, it is also deceptively
    simple, since “behavior” encompasses not just
    what people do, but their thoughts, feelings,
    perceptions, reasoning, memory, and biological
    activities.
    The Branches of Psychology

     What are the different branches of the field of


    psychology?
    - Psychology includes a number of major specialty
    areas. Biopsychologists focus on the biological
    basis of behavior. While experimental
    psychologists study the processes of sensing,
    perceiving, learning and thinking about the
    world. Cognitive psychology, considers the study
    of higher mental processes, including thinking,
    language, memory, problem solving, knowing,
    reasoning, judging, and decision making.

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