Clinical Psychology is probably better known than biopsychology. Clinical psychology also known as counseling psychology is the diagnosing and treating of various mental problems. Some of these problems may include developmental, medical, rehabilitate as well as psychiatric (Gall 26). For the people with psychiatric problems psychologists use a series of tests to diagnose their problem. Some common mental problems are depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. People with these disorders suffer greatly. It makes it hard for them to do everyday things like work, relate to others, and deal with every day stress.
Clinical psychologists cannot prescribe drugs to their patients (Lawery 16). They often work with the patient's doctor if they think medication is needed. Drug treatment is often combined with psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is a fancy word for counseling. The main part of psychotherapy is talking. Talking can help solve emotional and behavior problems. Each psychotherapist has their own way of talking to their patients. It might be trying to find stem of the problem in the patient's childhood or finding current problems that might be adding to their illness. They may also provide family or group counseling. In addition to studying and .
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treating mental disorders, many clinical psychologists study human personality and the way .
one person acts from another. The way they do this is by running a series of tests. Some common tests might be intelligence tests and personality test. They use these tests to diagnose their clients with which mental disorder they have. .
How do people learn from experiences? What causes forgetting? How do people solve problems or make difficult life decisions? These are questions asked in cognitive Psychology. Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of how people acquire, process, and utilizes information (Gall 112). It knows a great range of mental processes that the human mind goes through conscious and unconsciously.
