Cultural psychology
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Psychology is an academic and applied field involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including education, health, occupational and employment services, human services, and the treatment of mental illness. Neuropsychology studies the actual neural processes and how they relate to the mental effects they subjectively produce. Biological psychology is the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental states.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to psychology:
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Branches of psychology
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Basic psychological science
- Abnormal psychology
- Behavioral genetics
- Biological psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Comparative psychology
- Cultural psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Evolutionary psychology
- Experimental psychology
- Mathematical psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Personality psychology
- Positive psychology
- Social psychology
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Other areas by topic
- Behavioral economics
- Feminine psychology
- Masculine psychology
- Moral psychology
- Psycholinguistics
- Psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts
- Psychology of religion
- Psychology of science
- Psychology of self
- Psychopharmacology and substance abuse
- Psychophysics
- Sex and psychology
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Applied psychology
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Clinical psychology
- Community psychology
- Consumer psychology
- Counseling psychology
- Educational psychology
- Environmental psychology
- Forensic psychology
- Health psychology
- Human factors psychology
- Industrial and organizational psychology
- Legal psychology
- Media psychology
- Military psychology
- Occupational health psychology
- Political psychology
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- School psychology
- Sport psychology
- Traffic psychology
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Psychological schools
The most prominent schools are in bold.
- Analytical psychology
- Behaviorism (see also Radical behaviourism)
- Cognitivism
- Depth psychology
- Descriptive psychology
- Ecological systems theory
- Ego psychology
- Existential psychology
- Functional psychology
- Gestalt psychology
- Humanistic psychology
- Individual psychology
- Phenomenological psychology
- Psychoanalytic school, or psychoanalysis
- Self (psychology)
- Structuralism
- Transactional analysis
- Transpersonal psychology
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Cognitive psychologists
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Psychology lists
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