AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES AND PSYCHOANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Carrie is struggling to balance her school, home, and social lives. What type of psychologist would she go to for help?
A
Clinical
B
Human factors
C
Cognitive
D
Counseling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychologists working in the field of education study how people learn and retain knowledge. They apply psychological science to improve the learning process and promote educational success for all students.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychology includes four major areas: clinical psychology (counseling for mental and behavioral health), cognitive psychology (the study of the mental processes), behavioral psychology (understanding behavior through different types of conditioning), and biopsychology (research on the brain, behavior, and evolution).

Detailed explanation-3: -Clinical psychologists assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Clinical psychologists help people deal with problems ranging from short-term personal issues to severe, chronic conditions. Clinical psychologists are trained to use a variety of approaches to help individuals.

Detailed explanation-4: -A cognitive psychologist is a mental health professional who seeks to understand the nature of human thought. Cognitive psychologists are generally most interested in topics such as problem-solving, retrieval and forgetting, reasoning, memory, attention, and auditory and visual perception.

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