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psychology /psy·chol·o·gy/ (si-kol´ah-je) the science dealing with the mind and mental processes, especially in relation to human and animal behavior.psycholog´icpsycholog´ical
analytic psychology  psychology based on the concept of the collective unconscious and the complex.
child psychology  the study of the development of the mind of the child.
clinical psychology  the use of psychologic knowledge and techniques in the treatment of persons with emotional difficulties.
community psychology  a broad term referring to the organization of community resources for the prevention of mental disorders.
criminal psychology  the study of the mentality, motivation, and social behavior of criminals.
depth psychology  psychoanalysis.
developmental psychology  the study of behavioral change through the life span.
dynamic psychology  that stressing the element of energy in mental processes.
environmental psychology  the study of the effects of the physical and social environment on behavior.
experimental psychology  the study of the mind and mental operations by the use of experimental methods.
gestalt psychology  gestaltism.
physiologic psychology , physiological psychology the branch of psychology that studies the relationship between physiologic and psychologic processes.
social psychology  that treating of the social aspects of mental life.

child psychology,
the study of the mental, emotional, and behavioral development of infants and children. See also applied psychology.


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Child Psychology for example is one branch of psychology that deals with children experiences and their responses to these experiences.
There are many types of child psychology programmes out there and, in the circle of parenthood and child rearing, there is a lack of literature of parents to access and understand the finer points of these developmental programmes The reason that this has sprung up is because more and more children are being diagnosed with symptoms of some developmental disorders, as young as infants and as old as 5 ?
 
 
 
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