Introduction to the Branches of Psychology
Learning about the different branches of Psychology is important because it gives you a clear understanding of how diverse Psychology actually is. The list provided here is by no means intensive, but includes a fair amount of the major streams of Psychology. Studying the brain and how we humans (and animals) think and behave is a very complex science and includes many factors that we should take into consideration; factors such as the many biological influences and environmental influences (nature versus nurture). The mind is very complex, and it is often questioned how a scientist can even study such an abstract and sophisticated as the brain; after all we are using the exact organ as a tool to study itself.
When studying Psychology one should always take into consideration of both of a biological and environmental influence, but there are aslo many diverse practices and opinions in how to approach the study of Psychology which is why we have a multitude of branches seen here.
All of these branches or influences of Psychology can include different science disciplines, and these categories will often change depending on where in the world you are, so determining the exact number of Psychology disciplines is not really relevant.
