After reading my previous blog, I have come to the conclusion that I mostly wrote about the job of a psychologist instead of what psychology really was. My attempt was to get you interested on the concepts of psychology, not the career path. Thus, I am left to create another blog about what psychology is.
Have you ever wonder why humans do the things they do and how they do it? Why do we act the way we do? Why do we perceive things the way we do? Why can we remember things from when we were toddlers, yet we forget what we wore last week? Why is it harder to learn a new language as you grow older? Why and how do we fall in love? What is intelligence; can some be born smart or is it something that develops as we grow? Why do we love music so much? What is addiction, and can it be cured? What are mental disorders and can they also be cured?
All these and many other questions involving the brain are examined by the field of psychology. The study of psychology also focuses on ways that we can improve ourselves an society as a whole. Many questions that once were left to philosophers can now answered by psychology and the fields that it integrates to.
What is most interesting about psychology that is rarely seen in other fields of study is the self-discoveries that happen when you become familiar with psychology. The study of psychology is the study of you, me, and everyone you know and how we interact with each other. You learn so many things about yourself about your peers, and society that will leave you saying "oh. That why we do this".
So, if you guys have any questions about why we do something and how it is done, then you should definitely visit this blog to learn about these and many more interesting facts about yourself that you previously didn’t know.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
What Is Psychology?
Ok, before entering this blog, we must first find out what is about. Well this blog deals with the study of the mind also known as psychology. For those who are not familiar with the science, a brief introduction shall be presented.
Well psychology can be said as the integration between Philosophy and Neurobiology. In dictionary terms, it is called the study behaviors and mental processes. Thus, psychology tries to examine and explain how we think and why we think as we do. “Psychology is both an applied and academic field that studies the human mind and behavior. Research in psychology seeks to understand and explain thought, emotion and behavior. Applications of psychology include mental health treatment, performance enhancement, self-help, ergonomics and many other areas affecting health and daily life."
Psychology embodies various interesting topics such as, memory, language, intelligence, IQ, mental disorders, nature vs. nurture, emotions, personality, human development, to name a few. Another thing to note is that psychology embodies so many things that it is almost everywhere you look at. Psychologists today know use more empirical scientific methods to understand, explain, and predict human behavior. Psychological studies are highly structured, beginning with a hypothesis that is then empirically tested. Psychology has two major areas of focus: academic psychology and applied psychology. Academic psychology focuses on the study of different sub-topics within psychology including personality psychology, social psychology and developmental psychology.
Being a therapist isn't the only thing you can do as a psychologist, you can be a consultant, advertising agent, counselor, criminal investigator, editor, employment recruiter, guidance counselor, human resource manager, journalist, physician, social worker, teacher, university professor, statistician and many other job titles.
These psychologists conduct basic research that seeks to expand our theoretical knowledge, while other researchers conduct applied research that seeks to solve everyday problems. Applied psychology focuses on the use of different psychological principles to solve real world problems. Examples of applied areas of psychology include forensic, ergonomics, and industrial-organizational psychology many other psychologists work as therapists, helping people overcome mental, behavioral and emotional disorders.
Well that enough for now, in a later blog we can discuss the history of this exciting field of science.
References:
About.com -Psychology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
Well psychology can be said as the integration between Philosophy and Neurobiology. In dictionary terms, it is called the study behaviors and mental processes. Thus, psychology tries to examine and explain how we think and why we think as we do. “Psychology is both an applied and academic field that studies the human mind and behavior. Research in psychology seeks to understand and explain thought, emotion and behavior. Applications of psychology include mental health treatment, performance enhancement, self-help, ergonomics and many other areas affecting health and daily life."
Psychology embodies various interesting topics such as, memory, language, intelligence, IQ, mental disorders, nature vs. nurture, emotions, personality, human development, to name a few. Another thing to note is that psychology embodies so many things that it is almost everywhere you look at. Psychologists today know use more empirical scientific methods to understand, explain, and predict human behavior. Psychological studies are highly structured, beginning with a hypothesis that is then empirically tested. Psychology has two major areas of focus: academic psychology and applied psychology. Academic psychology focuses on the study of different sub-topics within psychology including personality psychology, social psychology and developmental psychology.
Being a therapist isn't the only thing you can do as a psychologist, you can be a consultant, advertising agent, counselor, criminal investigator, editor, employment recruiter, guidance counselor, human resource manager, journalist, physician, social worker, teacher, university professor, statistician and many other job titles.
These psychologists conduct basic research that seeks to expand our theoretical knowledge, while other researchers conduct applied research that seeks to solve everyday problems. Applied psychology focuses on the use of different psychological principles to solve real world problems. Examples of applied areas of psychology include forensic, ergonomics, and industrial-organizational psychology many other psychologists work as therapists, helping people overcome mental, behavioral and emotional disorders.
Well that enough for now, in a later blog we can discuss the history of this exciting field of science.
References:
About.com -Psychology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
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