What Approach to Psychology Would You Rather Study and Why?
Question by _: What approach to psychology would you rather study and why?
Health Psychology (Aims to study how and why people behave in an unhealthy manner, and them methods that can be employed to persuade people to per sue a healthier course of action. It combines the study of the biological bases of behavior, then way cognition affects the way we behave and the social aspects of behavior. A key aspect of behavior which can damage health is the taking of recreational drugs. Health psychology seeks to understand that behavior.)
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Criminological Psychology (Criminological psychology is a specialised area that uses psychological knowledge to help understand criminal behavior. It investigates the causes of crime by examining social and personality issues that can be contributory factors. It also deals with legal aspects of crime such as courtroom procedures, eyewitness testimony and policing techniques that are used to judge criminals. One of it’s key roles is to develop treatment programmes for young offenders. These are used in the community or in prisons to rehabilitate offenders. These ar used in the community or in prisons to rehabilitate offenders and prevent recidivism. Criminological psychology is also concerned with identifying offenders and predicting future crimes using profiling techniques.)
– Definitions taken from Edexcel A2 Psychology Student Book
Best answer:
Answer by Minotaur
Criminal Psychology for sure. I love to get into people’s heads, especially brilliant minds, and anyone knows the best minds are those of criminals. (there are also some that aren’t so smart, but some of the most amazing things are done by crooks.)
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