Human Psychology

What is  study of the mind and behavior

Psychology?
Major types of
Psychology

 Abnormal Psychology
 Biopsychology
 Social Psychology
 Cognitive Psychology
 Developmental Psychology
 Personality Psychology
 Forensic Psychology
 Industrial -Organizational Psychology
Abnormal Psychology  Study of unusual patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought.

Biopsychology  How biological changes lead to changes in behavior.

Social Psychology  study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are

influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people
or by social norms.

Cognitive Psychology  Hoe specialized techniques are used to understand these

processes.

Developmental Psychology  Why Cognitive, Physical, Personality and social factors play
into how we evolve developmentally.

Personality Psychology  Why it's important to understand how personality develops

and its similarities and differences between individuals.
 ▪ Why this field is called the intersection of psychology and law.
Forensic Psychology
Industrial – ▪ How work place relationships affect lives on the job and
Organizational Psychology beyond.
How Psychology is
used in everyday life ?

 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.
Dopamine makes you addicted to
seeking information
Being in love is
biochemically the
same as having a
severe obsessive-
compulsive
disorder
In a few hours, you can be convinced you
committed a crime that never took place
There are genes that
determine whether you’re
an early riser or a night owl
Being alone for long
periods of time is as
bad as smoking
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