PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology- is the scientific study of mind

and behavior including the emotions,
personality, feelings, thoughts, and how the
brain funtions.
Studies more the behaviour, rather than
just the mind.
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology is derived from 2 Greek words, psyche, meaning
the mind, soul or spirit and logos, meaning to study.

A professional practitioner
or researcher Involved in the
discipline called A
psychologist.
The Purpose of Psychology

• Psychology aims to change and to

improve People's lives.
• Analyzes how the people think, act and
feel through various ways.
• To help us control our behavior
• Analyzes the causes of mental issues.
Different methods of Psychology:
• INSPECTION- Psychologist obtain data from the
subject or participants feelings and experiences.
Data are then analyzed and Interpreted.
• OSBERVATION METHOD- This is both visual and
oral. Psychologist applying these method the
subject in the laboratory, classroom or institution.
He records his observations and later he analyzes
them.
• EXPERIMENTAL METHOD- This is a testing theory by
accurate trial of controlled situation; psychological
experiment recheck how certain belief is.
Different methods of Psychology:
• SURVEY METHOD- This method utilizes
questionnare to obtain data from a large group of
sample. Interview is also applied in this method
when sources of respondents are not large.
• EMPIRICAL METHOD- This is obtaining data by way
of direct or indirect experimental. Recorded data is
analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Bracnches of Pschology:
• GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY. This concerns the basic principle of
human behavior. It attempts to explain the why and how
people behave in a way under certain situation.
• CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. This is also called Counseling
Psychology. It deals with a scientific solution to a
psychological problem. This particular branch also include
control and prevention of some problems by a process called
psychotherapy or counseling.
• ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. It is called abnormal
because it primarily deals with abnormalities. It
includes determining of the person who has
abnormalities so that practitioners of this branch are
usually found in the Human Resource Department.
Bracnches of Pschology:
• EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY. This focuses on psychological stimuli in
human being. It is about the ability in acquiring linguistic skills, person's
state of mind. It works on how children get cue from the stimuli.
• COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. It basically deals with capability to solve
problem, which also includes process like thinking, analyzing,
memorizing and many more.
• LEGAL PSYCHOLOGY. Like the clinical and cognitive psychology, legal
psychology deals with handling psychological issues. It only differs on
the legal point of view. Legal psychologists assist investigators to analyze
testimonies of witnesses and victims.
 Branches of Psychology:
• EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. This is the branch of Psychology taught in
colleges. It deals with usual student problems like learning disorders, sex
education, problems on adolescence particularly shyness and many more.
• DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. Development as the word suggests this
branch of Psychology deals primarily with human growth and changes.
Early childhood development and later changes in human are concern of
this branch. This branch seeks to identify developmental disorders and
prescribes treatment of them.
• PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY. This branch deals with personality
asdetermined using the subject's I.Q. Psychologist applies I.Q. test to gauge
understanding. This is commonly used in interviews to test a performance.
 The Origin of Psychology

•Psychology was began in 1879 in

Leipzig, Germany and the founder is
Wilhelm Wundt.

•The Father of Psychology is

Wilhelm Wundt.

•He is the first Psychologist in the

world.
Wundt's Contributions
• He established the very first Psychology Laboratory
in Leipzig, Germany in 1879.
• His Greatest Contributions was to show that
Psychology could be a valid experimental science.
• Used the scientific method to study the structure of
sensation and perception
FOR ADDITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE
 Psychologist
Psychologist are not a medical doctors.
• Psychologist do not use medication for treating
mental health issues such as depression, stress,
behavioral problem and emotional issues.
• They treat them by Psychotherapy A.K.A Talk
therapy and for you to know how it works
• It use verbal to treat them and providing a talk to
help them change, to help them to understand the
condition that they have, to help them act like a
normal person,
• and to make them free against their illness.