What is the difference between "applied psychology" and "psychology" at university?
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The poster above is not 100% correct. What they are describing is one aspect of applied psychology, clinical psychology.
The basic premise of applied psychology is the use of psychological principles and theories to overcome practical problems in a variety of different fields, so we are not just talking about treating patients but looking at how psychology can be applied in business, the justice system or just about anywhere.
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Look in the prospectus or on the website of the uni you want to go to, there'll be a detailed course outline for both.
Applied psychology will have more of a patient-therapist specialization. Psychology will be more research based.
Psychology is both an applied and an academic field.
Studying psychology at university gives the student a broad review of the theories and research of the many areas of specialism available in this subject.
Because psychology is the study of human behaviour and how it interacts with the environment, makes it a subject that influences every area of life eg clinical, educational, occupational, forensics, health, sports, social, cognitive among others.
Applied psychology is about how the theories and research you have learnt about actually work or are applied in real life situations and specialism.
eg. applied sports psychology would use the theories of and the research in various psychology areas such as, social, motivation and performance enhancement, health psychology etc.
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