Psychology is a field of study that is dedicated to human behavior and their psychological states, including thoughts. In this research paper we will talk about the main ideas of psychology and its types. There are many definitions for the word “psychology”. Let us give you an example: Psychology can be defined as the science and or art of understanding, prediction and intervention in human behavior.
Types
We will discuss six main types of psychology:
Biological/Behavioral Psychology
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Psychoanalyst
Professional Psychology
Psycho-educational Psychology
Sociological Psychology
Personal Psychology.
Goal
A large part of the work of psychologists involves making judgments about the mind. The question is what determines the quality of the information given to us and how do we make these judgments. So let us talk about some points of view on the nature of our thinking, its development and importance:
The first thing we need to know is that it is unconscious because it does not come before the conscious mind, but before it is rational, and it makes decisions without considering its implications, consequences and results. It has no awareness. If we decide something else, we can change it with an attempt to reduce it to another option. But if we have decided to try another option, there is no possibility of changing anything. We cannot even think about what is going to happen or what may happen. When there is an inner conflict, we can only think how we want the others to react to our decision. And it turns out that none of them is willing to accept that we have chosen another option rather than the first one. Thus, when we choose a course of action and we follow it, we lose sight of our own reasons and are more likely to act in ways we do not really want or expect to act. This problem can be called the illusion of free choice. We all want to act freely, but it is so easy to be mistaken for being free.
For example, many people have made a mistake when they chose an activity (or profession), and they found themselves unemployed or dissatisfied without knowing why. These circumstances can be changed by an experience which allows us to make a different decision and avoid the outcome of our former choice. That was the difference between my mother choosing her career as a teacher or a doctor instead of becoming a nurse or a photographer. You don’t have to become an astronaut or a physicist’s assistant. Your options change as soon as you start working. What is possible to be done? Yes, I can take a vacation and travel the world or I can get an education at my university and become a lawyer or a journalist. But we cannot always change what the other people think. If we want to live in peace, we should be able to admit that we can’t change what other people think. However, there are many things that are beyond our control and we can’t always make sure what other people think. Another issue comes from our inability to make ourselves happy when we are satisfied. As said before, the desire to do something else is often stronger than the desire to do it, but nobody wants to do such or such and so we try to solve this inner conflict by comparing ourselves with others and being envious of them. Sometimes, this leads us into unhappy places and it is impossible to predict what will happen.
To sum up, we see that we have to make decisions every day and sometimes without realizing that it is happening. A lot of times, we do not realize that we make a mistake when we don’t choose carefully. Our decisions are usually very hard to realize and we just make something that someone may regret, not realizing what it is. Some people have managed to find ways to survive without realizing what they lack. They try to find a job, marry someone and start a family. Or even they make a living. At least they tried to. It seems to be easier to keep the secret about who we are then to go outside and meet someone new. Many psychologists say that this is an ego defense mechanism. We want to feel secure about ourselves and we try to protect ourselves from any problems. In addition, we prefer to feel good when we feel that we are doing well or successful. That is why we do not like making mistakes but try to cover them up and try not to show it to anyone. So this is how the illusion of free choice becomes true. Someone should say that your attempts to have more success are an illusion. People who have achieved a lot will never want to achieve more again, so they will never be satisfied. To reach success, you have to be careful about your choices and decisions. And that is the reason why most of us prefer to hide our weaknesses instead of showing them. It is better to be seen and protected from our mistakes than to be seen as vulnerable and to tell everyone else what we did wrong. That way we can maintain respect at a social level, but not to act according to how society expects us to act. Then, if we want to achieve success, we have to be strong under pressure.



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