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5 Major Branches of Psychology

Cognitive

Biology

Mental + Physical

Social + Personality

Developmental

Biological

The biological branch of psychology focuses on how biological components of our makeup, such as our brain structure, genetics, and neurological aspects effect our psycheSub-sections of this branch include neuroscience, biopsychology, and physiological psychology

Cognitive

Cognitive psychology focuses on the study of our everyday actions, with the goal to understand how and why we think the way we do. These everyday actions include...

• Thinking
• Learning
• Remembering / Memory
• Perceiving
• Feeling (Emotions)

Developmental

Developmental psychology is the study of how people grow, think, and change over the span of their entire lives. This includes cognitve processes, emotional processes, mental processes, social adapations, and personality as well.

Social + Personality

Although they can be two seperate fields of their own, social + personality psychology are two fields of study closely related to each other, and focus on human behavior in social settings. Main aspects that are focused on include

• Social influence
• Personality traits
• Behavioral patterns (or lack therof)
• Prejudice

Mental + Physical Health

Once again, mental and physical health are two categories of psychology that can be talked about together, since they work hand in hand

Although mental health focuses more on disorders, emotions, and cognitive processes, those aspects and many more can explain to us sometimes why people's physical well-being is the way it is