INTRODU C T IO N TO

P SY C H OL OG Y
PSYCHOLOGY

• ROOT WORD IS…

• SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL PROCESSES
• BOTH SCIENCE AND ART, PROFESSION
• TFB OR ABC
GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY

• DESCRIBE
• EXPLAIN
• PREDICT
• CONTROL
FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY
• CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
• COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
• PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
• SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
• EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
MENTAL HEALTH LAW

• RA 10029 “PHILIPPINE PSYCHOLOGY ACT OF 2009”

• RA 9258 “THE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING ACT OF 2004”
HOW TO BE A PSYCHOLOGIST?

• EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT
• BOARD EXAM
PSYCHOLOGIST OR PSYCHIATRIST?

• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PSYCHOLOGIST AND PSYCHIATRIST?

--PRACTICE
--EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION
AB OR BS???
• THANK YOU