Psychology 3.4

Branches of Psychology

We’ve talked about schools of psychology and theories of psychology - now it’s time to discuss the branches of psychology! Branches of psychology are more niche, specific, and highly specialised areas of psychology that have typically emerged from the broader schools of thought and their theories. Because psychology is vast, these narrower fields focus on one core area to provide as much valid research and insight as possible.

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The following are some of the significant branches of psychology you might come across:

Abnormal psychology

Organisational psychology

Personality psychology

Developmental psychology

Biological psychology

Social psychology

Comparative psychology

Forensic psychology

Cognitive psychology

Clinical psychology