BRANCHES OF

PSYCHOLOGY
CONTENTS
1.Environmental Psychology 4. Industrial/Organisational
Psychology

2.Health Psychology
5.Educational Psychology

3.Clinical & Counselling

Psychology 6.Sports Psychology

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Environmental

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Psychology
What is Environmental Psychology?

“ “The scientific study of the transactions and

interrelationships between people and their
physical surroundings (including built and
natural environments, the use and abuse of
nature and natural resources, and
sustainability-related behavior).”

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Environmental psychology is a subfield of psychology
that, as the definition above suggests, deals with how
people interact and engage with their surroundings.

The influence of physical arrangement of the workplace

on health, the emotional state, and interpersonal relations
are also investigated.

Current topics of research in this field are the extent to which,

disposal of waste, population explosion, conservation of
energy efficient use of community resources are associated
with and are functions of human behaviour.

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Health Psychology
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Definition of

Health Health psychology is a branch within the

Psychology psychology field that focuses on how social,
psychological, and biological factors combine to
influence human health.
[Health psychology] examines the psychological
underpinnings of illnesses to understand how the
mind and body are connected in terms of healing or
illness.

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• Health psychology significantly overlaps with the related filed of behavioral
medicine–defined as the study of the interactions of behavior with biology and
the environment, and the application of that knowledge to improve the health and
well-being of individuals, families, communities, and populations.

• The purpose of health care is to improve the health of the population. Although
many components of health are determined by genetic factors and environmental
exposures, these interact with social and economic factors. Differences between
genders in health outcomes might be affected by differences in health habits,
social support systems, and in coping with stress. Health psychology offers an
extensive literature and a set of validated methodologies that address many of
these issues.

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Clinical and Counselling
Psychology 3

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Clinical
Psychology Clinical psychology, branch of psychology concerned with the
practical application of research methodologies and findings in the
diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

Counselling
Psychology Counselling psychology is a field that “addresses the emotional,
social, work, school, and physical health concerns people may have
at different stages in their lives.” This work spans the interactions
an individual may face with their families, organizations, or groups
with whom they associate.

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 Counselling Clinical
Psychology Psychology

A counseling psychologist has a A clinical psychologist has a

stronger focus on healthy stronger focus on those with a
The Work individuals, who have fewer psychosis or other serious mental
They Do pathological mental problems. illness.

A counseling psychologist is more A clinical psychologist, on the

Place of often employed within a other hand, more often works in
Employment university, delivering counseling hospitals.
services.

Differences Counseling psychologists prefer Clinical psychologists favour

Between Research
vocational assessment and psychopathological conditions.
Areas
Counselling minority/cross-cultural
psychology.
and Clinical
Psychology
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Difference between Clinical and Counselling
Psychology

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Industrial/Organisational
Psychology
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DEFINATION

“ o Industrial-organizational psychology is the branch of

psychology that applies psychological theories and principles
to organizations. Often referred to as I-O psychology, this field
focuses on increasing workplace productivity and related
issues such as the physical and mental well-being of
employees.

o Industrial-organizational psychologists perform a wide variety

of tasks, including studying worker attitudes and behavior,
evaluating companies, and conducting leadership training.
The overall goal of this field is to study and understand human
behavior in the workplace.
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Educational
Psychology
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What Is
Educational
Psychology? o Educational psychology is the study of how people
learn, including teaching methods, instructional
processes, and individual differences in learning. The
goal is to understand how people learn and retain
information.

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What does it do?

▫ This branch of psychology involves the

learning process of early childhood and
adolescence, but also the social,
emotional, and cognitive processes that
are involved in learning throughout the
entire lifespan.

▫ The field of educational psychology

incorporates a number of other
disciplines, including developmental
psychology, behavioral psychology, and
cognitive psychology.

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Sports Psychology
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 Sports
Psychology-
is the study of how psychological factors influence
sports, athletic performance, exercise, and physical
activity. Sports psychologists investigate how
participating in sports can improve health and well-
being. They also help athletes utilize psychology to
improve their athletic performance and mental
wellness.

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