Health psychologists might conduct research that explores the relationship between one’s genetic makeup, patterns of behavior, relationships, psychological stress, and health.
exploring this field how thoughts, behaviors and feelings all play a big role in our physical well being.
Forensic psychology is a branch of psychology that deals with questions of psychology as they arise in the context of the justice system.
i love this subject. i watch 'Signs of a Psychopath' on HBO and i'm always fascinated by the forensic psychologists analysing the criminals.
The discipline also includes topics that are broader than sport and exercise but that are related to interactions between mental and physical performance under demanding conditions, such as fire fighting, military operations, artistic performance, and surgery.
This would be an interesting discipline to study. helping athletes become better at what they do, helping them become better at the same time, helping them stay mentally strong, giving them tools to handle stress, etc.
Beginning with Maslow and Rogers, there was an insistence on a humanistic research program. This program has been largely qualitative (not measurement-based), but there exist a number of quantitative research strains within humanistic psychology, including research on happiness, self-concept, meditation, and the outcomes of humanistic psychotherapy (Friedman,
Speaking to the hierarchy of needs, i think we're all motivated by different needs but w have to take care of the most basic needs first.When our essential survival needs are met like food and shelter, we can start to focus on things higher up on the pyramid, like connecting with friends, and feeling secure and building our confidence.
According to Freud, the unconscious mind could be accessed through dream analysis,
The Freudian slips are very interesting. The slip of the tongue from your speech or memory is said to be revealeved as someone's unconscious thoughts - that moment when you accientally say something you didn't mean to, but it feels like it came from your hidden thoughts. Like the slips were never actually accidental, but rather your unconscious trying to come to the surface.