General Psychology: this field present the basic and fundamental principles of human behavior. It explains the HOW and WHY of a person's from scientific viewpoint.
Comparetive Psychology: this deal with the beahavior and mental processes of different species. It makes a comparative study of the behavior of the different animals of all degrees of complexity from protozoans to primates - and hence is sometimes called "Animals Psychology". Its aim is to discover in rhe pattern of behavior of subhuman organism, clues to enrich the knowledge of human behavior. Its overlap with the experimental and psychological study of behavior
Genetic or Developmental Psychology: this is a field of study regarding human development and the inheritance and development of traits and abilities. Growth is traced form the earliest beginning till old age. The important considerations are yhe different stages of bodily cevelopment, intelligence, abilities and general behavior.
Dynamic Psychology: (psychology of personality) mental phenomena are studied in terms of internals drives and motives as causes of behavior.
Physiological Psychology: this is a study relating bodily processes to behavior, It studies the function of the nervous system and other bodily structures in the behavior of organisms.
Abnormal Psychology: this deals with the behavioral disorders like physical handicaps, nervous disorder, speech impairments, mental aberrations, and others. The study covers alcoholism, drug addiction, crime and juvenile diliquency.
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