Is applied psychology good? What is the difference between applied psychology and psychology?

Applied psychology is a branch of psychology. But there is basically no difference when choosing a major in university education. Many basic psychology, educational psychology and social psychology will also be studied in applied psychology.

Many schools offer applied psychology majors, perhaps just because the name sounds better for employment and it is easier to apply for majors.

There are many branches of psychology, and the definition of platitudes is not listed for the time being. Now let's look at the research direction and employment direction of basic psychology and applied psychology in China.

His research interests include cognitive psychology, experimental psychology, physiological psychology and cognitive neuroscience. They are the fundamental problems in the study of psychology, and they are indispensable subjects in the discipline system of psychology.

Basic psychology is a discipline with a long history, which is very suitable for candidates with strong academic interests and ideals. On the one hand, cognitive psychology is a subject that needs lifelong research and experience, and the master's degree is still slightly lacking. We can take cognitive psychology as a "springboard" and turn to applied psychology, developmental and educational psychology and even other fields. On the other hand, the demand for such talents in universities and research institutes is relatively stable and the treatment is guaranteed. Cultivate professional knowledge with a solid basic theory and system of cognitive psychology, master the basic methods, means and modern skills of scientific research in this discipline, and solve psychological problems in social life by combining professional knowledge and principles, such as teachers, scientific research talents, management talents of party and government organs, enterprises and institutions, etc.

Employment direction:

Generally speaking, it is to continue further study, or to apply for college teachers, special education institutions, publishing units, and scientific research institutes.

Combined with their own specialties, employment in other fields is more common. In addition, the foundation is a technology, which can enter the enterprise to do research and development, statistics and evaluation work such as personnel evaluation and performance appraisal.

Committed to the application of psychological theory to practical activities to promote the development of human society and solve human psychological problems, and cultivate students who can engage in teaching, management,

Senior professionals in consultation and treatment, technology development, etc. The research field of applied psychology has covered all aspects of human life, including psychological measurement and consultation, medical and clinical psychology (psychological consultation, mental health), management (industrial) psychology, and economic (including advertising and consumption) psychology.

Employment direction:

This major has a wide range of employment channels, including schools at all levels, education and enterprise administrative departments, community management institutions,

Medical and health institutions, mass media and other departments are engaged in psychological education, psychological counseling and treatment, ideological and political education, and can also start businesses in psychological counseling clinics and psychological counseling service centers.

In North America, especially in Canada, psychology is a very popular major. There is no difference between "basic psychology" and "applied psychology" at the undergraduate level, but there is a difference between liberal arts psychology and science psychology.

1. Consultant/Psychotherapist/Psychologist

(such as: academic counselor, career counselor, music therapist, physical therapist, rehabilitation counselor, mental health nurse, school counselor, occupational therapist, etc.). )

2. Human resources

(such as enterprise trainers, interviewers, job analysts, supervisors, mediators, labor relations commissioners, etc.). )

3. Social services

Community workers, health care system administrators, disaster relief workers, personal care, etc. )

4. Human social services

Sociologists, religious workers, communication commissioners, children and youth workers, volunteer managers, etc. )

5. Academics and education

(Educational administrators, teachers, researchers, librarians, professors, special education teachers, etc. )

6. Business-related

Public relations, writers, management trainees, event planning, public policy analysis, statisticians, distribution representatives, etc. )

1, McGill University McGill University

Mcgill University is a world-famous and powerful public university. Founded in 182 1, it has a history of nearly 200 years. It is one of the top universities in the world 100.

McGill University is a famous doctor of medicine university in Canada, and McGill's medical school is second to none in Canada, which is the dream place of countless students. Its psychology major enjoys a worldwide reputation.

Professional features: The psychology major in this school is particularly prominent in educational psychology and consulting psychology.

2. University of Toronto

University of Toronto, founded in 1827, is a public university in Canada. It is the leader of higher education in Canada and one of the most famous research universities in the world.

The University of Toronto is recognized as one of the best universities in Canada because of its high level of scientific research, large scale, strong faculty, high teaching quality, the latest teaching methods and advanced teaching materials, and world-class teaching equipment.

Professional features: The clinical and consulting psychology of the University of Toronto is particularly prominent, but the entrance threshold is high.

3. University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia (UBC), founded in 1908, is the oldest university in British Columbia and one of the largest universities in Canada.

UBC University, McGill University and the University of Toronto are also called the "top three" universities in Canada. After more than 100 years of rapid development, UBC has gradually become a comprehensive research university with a good reputation in the world, and has always remained in the top three universities in Canada, ranking among the top in the world.

The school integrates teaching and scientific research, covering a wide range of fields, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses and some professional courses in humanities, natural sciences, medicine, law, business studies and other fields. UBC is excellent in all aspects, and psychology enjoys a high reputation in the world.

Professional features: UBC psychology department is one of the top psychology departments in the world. The advantages of postgraduate major lie in the high efficiency of researchers, orderly organization of scientific research projects, extensive interaction between teachers and students, and rich research directions.

4. university of alberta.

University of alberta, located in downtown Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, Canada, was founded in 1908 with a history of one hundred years.

University of alberta has attracted many domestic and foreign students to study with its high reputation and extensive professional settings.

University of alberta is one of the best research universities in Canada and a member of the Canadian G 13 University Alliance. Over the years, together with the University of Toronto, McGill University and the University of British Columbia, it ranks among the top five excellent universities in Canada.

Professional features: university of alberta offers many degrees in psychology, with many choices and wide employment.

A governor's little shark shared with you the real learning experience of applied psychology:

1. What is psychology? The relationship between applied psychology and psychology?

First of all, I must make it clear that psychology is not metaphysics, it is a real science. With an accurate definition, psychology is the subject of studying behavior and psychological activities. In fact, psychology also originated from philosophy, and it really became an independent scientific discipline in 1879. German scholar Feng Te established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig University, so Feng Te is also called "the father of experimental psychology". Psychology is closely related to people, and the research involves many fields such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, interpersonal relationship, social relationship and so on. , but also related to many areas of daily life-family, education, health, society and so on.

Psychology includes two major fields: basic psychology and applied psychology. Psychology departments in domestic universities are generally divided into three small majors: basic psychology (which studies the theoretical basis of psychology), developmental and educational psychology (which studies psychological phenomena and laws in people's life development and education) and applied psychology. Applied psychology is a branch of psychology, which is biased towards practical application. By applying the basic theories and methods of psychology, the theory and technology are applied to a related field (such as education school, clinical consultation, industrial engineering, organization and management, market consumption, social life, medical care, sports, military justice, environment, etc.). ) to overcome and solve practical problems in other fields. It can be seen that although the branches of psychology have their own characteristics, they also cross and blend.

2. What do you major in applied psychology?

The major of applied psychology mainly studies the basic theories and knowledge of psychology, and also receives the basic training of psychological scientific thinking and scientific experiments.

In fact, according to the different training directions of universities, the curriculum of psychology majors is different, but the main courses are essential: general psychology, psychostatistics, psychometrics, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, experimental psychology, abnormal psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, personality psychology ... There are also some branch auxiliary courses: management psychology, physiological psychology, consulting psychology, group counseling, psychohistory, engineering psychology.

Some schools will also offer their own special courses, such as love psychology, criminal psychology, national psychology, personnel evaluation, vocational evaluation, sales psychology, evolutionary psychology, industrial psychology …

In addition to these specialized courses, we have to attend the usual compulsory courses in the university. I wonder if you will be as curious as before I started: Do you want to learn advanced mathematics in psychology?

I'll sell it here first and tell you later!

3. Does psychology belong to liberal arts or science?

I once saw a child ask such a question: "I like psychology very much, but I am a liberal arts student." Can liberal arts students study psychology? "

I want to say here that although psychology sounds unreasonable, in fact, liberal arts students also have the opportunity to study psychology because psychology is an interdisciplinary subject of arts and sciences. From the research purposes of psychology: description, explanation, prediction and control, we can see that it is inseparable from literature and rationality. In the last part of the introduction, we can know that the main courses of psychology include psychostatistics, psychometrics, experimental psychology, and sometimes even the study of human physiological anatomy, which are all partial science courses. As for advanced mathematics, because the emphasis of each school is different, individual colleges and universities will require students majoring in psychology to study advanced mathematics (although the postgraduate exam in psychology does not include advanced mathematics), and it is best to have a certain scientific foundation. But many times psychology is a liberal arts. Speaking of this, I think of the final exam that scares college students … it's really unreasonable not to lose a few hairs by memorizing various schools and theories!

The various schools of psychology are more complicated, and the theoretical development has a little history, so I won't explain it here for the time being. To put it simply, the main schools of psychology are: constructivism, functionalism, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, gestalt psychology, humanistic psychology, cognitive psychology … and the so-called psychology is "mind reading" or "hypnosis", which can only be regarded as one aspect of psychology, and they also exist in the research fields of different schools.

Of course, you still have to look at the annual enrollment plan when you apply for the exam, because each university has different professional enrollment conditions and intentions in each province, and the enrollment ratio of psychology majors will be different (refer to the enrollment plan of previous years), so friends who want to apply for psychology must plan their enrollment direction ~

5. What can I do after graduating from applied psychology?

With people's understanding of psychology and attention to the level of mental health, the employment prospect of psychology is getting better gradually. Generally, graduates of applied psychology will be awarded bachelor of science or bachelor of education, so in the field of applied psychology, graduates can do jobs related to these majors: psychological teachers, psychological counselors, corporate psychological assistance, human resources, social professional service personnel, administrative civil servants ... The employment situation is still relatively optimistic.

(Note: Graduates of applied psychology may not be able to become psychologists. There are professional differences between psychologists and counselors, and psychologists need to take more courses in clinical psychology or psychiatry. )

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The introduction and development history of psychology in China is not too long. Compared with many majors, she is a child. If you really love psychology and want to explore the future of psychology of creation, welcome to join the big family of psychology!

I am a psychology major. I'll get it. For example, psychology is like Tao, and applied psychology is similar to surgery. In the process of the vigorous development of psychology, we need to constantly improve from the height of theory, and at the same time verify some good research results and theoretical models in practice to solve practical problems. Therefore, applied psychology is a discipline that exerts psychological value in all aspects of people's lives and different aspects of social categories under a large psychological framework system. In other words, applied psychology is guided by the basic theory and knowledge system of psychology and is committed to solving or alleviating practical problems in other fields. In the long run, applied psychology has great vitality. It is a sunrise discipline.

After the graduate students majoring in psychology in China graduate, the employment flow mainly includes: intelligence agencies, schools, hospitals and clinics, prisons, human resources departments of enterprises, public security and judicial organs, psychological consultation centers, marriage agencies, career planning service centers in the talent market and other enterprises and institutions that need crowd psychological analysis (real estate customers' consumption psychology analysis, purchasing fast-moving consumer goods psychology analysis, website users' clicking habits analysis, advertisers' development needs analysis, etc.). ) and more diversified consulting service places. Psychology is a new discipline in China, and people don't know much about this major, which limits its employment scope to some extent. However, due to the relatively small number of students, the employment prospects are still relatively optimistic. At present, the employment of master of psychology mainly focuses on the following aspects:

First, colleges and universities, which is the main destination of psychology graduate students after graduation. In recent years, colleges and universities have paid more and more attention to students' mental health, and have set up public courses in psychology, with master of psychology as the teacher of public courses in psychology. This undoubtedly expanded the employment of psychology graduate students. One of the best employment directions for Master of Psychology is to enter the Department of Psychology and the Department of Education and become a psychology teacher. However, with the increase of doctoral graduates and the continuous expansion of graduate students, it will become more and more difficult to engage in this profession. Psychological counseling centers in colleges and universities also provide employment opportunities for masters of psychology. However, this generally requires the practice of psychological counseling during school, and girls are generally preferred. Postgraduates in psychology compete more fiercely for the position of counselor than students in other majors, but generally speaking, joining the party is a prerequisite. The salary of university work varies according to the specific position and region.

Second, civil servants. It is generally the public security system that recruits psychology graduate students as civil servants: public security bureau, reeducation-through-labor center, prison, border checkpoint, etc. Are all possible places. Some units have strict physical requirements for employees, while others need physical fitness tests.

Third, enterprises. Psychology graduate students go to enterprises that focus on headhunting (talent agency), enterprise consulting and human resource management. Postgraduates in psychology are different from students majoring in human resource management. Students majoring in psychology advocate humanized management, which is complementary to students majoring in human resource management. But because people don't know much about psychology, students in psychology department are not as competitive as those in human resource management. Graduate students of psychology department can also engage in market research, but the number is relatively small, generally more than undergraduate students.

Fourth, primary and secondary schools. Undergraduate students are generally recruited, and the psychological counseling department is mainly used as a "vase" to cope with the inspection of the education department, so the future is not optimistic and the income is low, so graduate students are generally disdainful, unless they can't find a job, they are generally not considered.

Fifth, psychological counseling workers. Judging from the current situation in China, the domestic industry simply engaged in psychological counseling may not be able to maintain a certain standard of living, and the salary of foreign counterparts needs to be explored.

Sixth, hospitals and clinics. Students who study clinical psychology and medical psychology can go to hospitals or psychological clinics to engage in psychological counseling and treatment. However, in view of the current demand for psychologists in China and the need for a medical license to go to a hospital, it is more difficult.

Seventh, social workers. Social work is a new profession, and the major of applied psychology is the closest to social work. Of course, if you want to engage in social work, you must also have corresponding qualification certificates and skills training.

The employment direction is different.

Apply for a job.

Psychology is looking for scientific research.

It's just a prejudice, not necessarily.

Asking so many questions, since I don't love it, I don't have to choose the psychological industry in the future. After all, everything in psychology can be used in life.

If you can't control your emotions after learning psychology, you'd better try to improve your flattering skills in order to facilitate employment.

Let me give an example of East China Normal University.

College of Psychology enrolls students in large categories, and junior year is divided into "Psychology" and "Applied Psychology" majors.

Two overlapping courses:

Advanced mathematics (before shunting), linear algebra, introduction to psychology, probability and statistics, neuroscience, neuroscience experiment, biology/society/personality/cognition/development/experimental psychology, experimental psychology experiment, psychological statistics, psychological research technology; Educational psychology, psychological history and psychological research methods.

Required courses for psychology majors:

College physics, cognitive psychology experiment, cognitive neuroscience

Required course of applied psychology:

Psychological counseling theory and technology, abnormal psychology, management psychology, clinical psychology.

It can be seen that the direction of compulsory courses is very different after the diversion, but there are only a few courses. Applied psychology still needs to learn mathematics and physics.

Applied psychology is to go out for employment, and psychology is to lay the foundation for research. Not particularly accurate,

Because there are many intersections and flows after graduation. Because there is not much difference in basic courses, everyone has basic knowledge.

This point, in fact, in essence, is not much different, just a title. The main employment direction of psychology in the future is psychological counseling teachers, and the other is human resources. Many enterprises in society recruit psychology students, but the employment field is relatively narrow, mainly human resources! Continue to study, the future development will be better, depending on personal situation!

Hello, it's my pleasure to answer your question.

Applied psychology is just a classification method of psychology.

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