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I want to pusrsue mt career in psychology...so i want to know all d details possible....n which one is better a psychologist or a counsellor as a future option...
Hello Swati,Psychology is a very vast field and there are various sub fields also. The basic ones are Clinical Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Child Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology, Research Methodology etc....
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Psychology is a broad subject and you need to choose specialization within. I am sharing different branches of psychology that you can pursue. Psychology is divided primarily into two branches: Applied and Pure Psychology. There are many branches of psychology; however, I am sharing few branches which are taught in india.
Applied Psychology Branch:Clinical PsychologyCounseling PsychologySchool PsychologyIndustrial PsychologyChild PsychologyForensic PsychologyCross-cultural Psychology
Pure PsychologyAbnormal PsychologyBiopsychologyExperimental PsychologyCognitive PsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyEducational Psychology'Social PsychologyIndian Psychology
In India following branches are well-known:Clinical PsychologyCounseling Psychology Industrial PsychologyEducational/School Psychology
Read details about each branch from google search. List your skills and interest to pursue specific specialization. Match your skills with the specialization and choose the specialization where you have right aptitude, interest and passion.
Hope this is helpful. If you have more queries, feel free to write back.
Best Wishes for your bright career,Apurva Kumar Pandya, PhD
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