INDIAN PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGY CAREER -SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY Sports psychology: Sportspersons go through a lot of challenges and anxiety.  Their performance is not just dependent of their stamina but also the mental frame  they keep in. Sportspsychologists are required to help players to keep focused on  their goals, become highly motivated, and deal with anxiety, fear of failure and  setbacks.Psychologists from this area get opportunity to work with top players,  sports clubs and sports promotion bodies. 

PSYCHOLOGY CAREER - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Clinical psychology: Due to increasing social complexities etc. now there are more  cases of mental disturbances and disorders in people. In clinical psychology the  study of diagnosis, causes and treatment of such disturbances and disorders is  made. Clinicalpsychologists in some cases are required to work with doctors,nurses  inhospitals, health centres etc. Work opportunities for them are also available in  educational and research institutions. Clinical psychologists play a crucial role in  promoting mental health.

COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY CAREER Counselling psychology: People with personal and emotional problems may need support and guidance in dealing with the difficult phase of their life.Counselling  psychology has been developed to cater to such needs. Practitioners of counselling  psychology who are termed counsellors talk to people, understand what is going in  their mind and suggest how best they can come out of the problems confronting  them. Counselling can be in different walks of life – marriage, carrier and others.  Psychology is different from psychiatry. The former is a subject of social science  while the latter is covered under medical science. Psychiatrists can prescribe  medicines .Psychologists rely on the interventions of therapy, counselling, advice  etc. to deal with psychological issues of people.  To have an enjoyable career in psychology one should be genuinely interested in  people, their thinking patterns, social trends...

PSYCHOLOGY CAREER - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Educational psychology is a branch of psychology is concerned with  understanding of education and learning process be it adult or child learning. It  covers teaching techniques and methods to improve their effectiveness.  Educational psychologists work mostly in schools, colleges, universities and training  institutions.