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Psychology is the scientific study of human or other animal mental functions and behaviors. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist. Psychologists are classified as social or behavioral scientists. Psychological research can be considered either basic or applied. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring underlying physiological and neurological processes. Basic research in psychology includes perception, cognition, attention, emotion, motivation, brain functioning, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. Some, especially depth psychologists, also consider the unconscious mind. Psychologists employ empirical methods to determine causal and correlational relationships between psychosocial variables. In addition, or in opposition, to employing empirical and deductive methods, clinical psychologists sometimes rely upon symbolic interpretation and other inductive techniques. While psychological knowledge is typically applied to the assessment and treatment of mental health problems, it is also applied to understanding and solving problems in many different spheres of human activity. The vast majority of psychologists are involved in clinical, counseling, and school positions, some are employed in the industrial and organizational setting, and other areas such as human development and aging, sports, health, the media, legal, and forensics. Psychology incorporates research from the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Is psychology a good major for medical school? Q. I am currently planning to study psychology till i get my phd. But I am considering physical therapy after doing a little research. I don't want to switch majors and lose credit so I want to know if psychology is a good major for medical school? Asked by fitchick2011 - Fri Aug 15 16:43:07 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. An undergrad degree in Psychology is known to be the easiest degree to obtain, so if you go that route with the intention of applying to medical school, your GPA has to be excellent. If you are thinking about going into psychiatry, what you learn in all of the undergrad will be taught in a couple of weeks between med school and residency training. Answered by J - Sun Aug 17 09:06:23 2008 Psychologists and Psychology majors: Is it common for rape victims to become interested in pornography? Q. If you work in the Psychology field or are studying Psychology, is it fairly common for people who have been the victim of rape to become interested in pornography or explicit material? If so, why? Asked by What Dreams May Come - Tue Aug 18 12:55:01 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think it depends on what defense mechanisms they use to deal with the event. Honestly, most would be turned off of sex because they would link any sexual act to the violence. They would need help to actually have the desire to have sex again in a healthy way. Some people take the rape situation and feed it, craving too much sex in an unhealthy manner. Having lots of consentual sex in an attempt to forget the unconsentual. No two people deal with an event the same, we all have our coping mechanisms. Hence, why I chose this major, the human mind is fasinating. Answered by bird_e80 - Tue Aug 18 13:03:56 2009 How come there are no psychology questions in the psychology section?
Q. I think 90% of the questions post in the psychology section has very little to do with psychology. Why is that? Asked by Noi S - Sun Mar 16 11:57:54 2008 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. I suspect it may be that a lot of people have a very superficial idea of what psychology is. You will note that a lot of askers like to self-diagnose ("I'm ADD, OCD, depressed...") yet the rest of their question indicates they have no idea what they are talking about. Obviously the psychological knowledge of many is limited to having heard about Freud and a few of his words (without knowing what they mean or even the correct words for them) such as "Unconscious" and "subconscious." Others are simply using the site as if they are writing to Ann Landers for advice on their personal lives and relationships. Still others seem to think "psychology" has to do with "psychic" and ask about mind-reading and nonsense like that. And then there are… [cont.] Answered by Dr. Bob - Sun Mar 16 12:16:26 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Psychology" Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental health problems. SourcedPsychotherapy
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