Psychology is the systematic, scientific study of behaviors and mental processes (Plotnik & Kouyoumdjian, 2014). It focuses on how a person thinks, why they act the way they do, and what they may become in the future. Psychology allows people to better understand how the human brain works and how to deal with others in certain stressful situations. It is used throughout everyday life and is an important factor in scientific studies. Psychology can be extremely important in a wide variety of aspects such as, diagnosing and treating various mental diseases, family and child therapy, and in our education system. Mental Health and Treatment A person’s behavior can be a major contributing factor to the onset of an illness or disease. Smoking, substance abuse, and a person’s diet may be the causes of high-risk for heath related diseases. Psychologists are able to describe, explain, predict, and control a person’s overall behavior; therefore, they are better able to intervene and reduce the risk of serious mental illness. Over time, psychologists have developed specific drugs and medication for those who develop any mental illness, helping them to reduce problem behavior and thinking. Having studied the topic of mental illnesses, I have been better able to recognize a few symptoms in my family members …show more content…
Clinical psychologists work with a variety of ages – treating individuals or groups, families, or couples. They counsel adults and children from different ethnicities and backgrounds. A psychologist’s main goal is to help their client overcome problems and disorders through the use of different therapy approaches. As a child, I attended counseling with the background of a broken family. My psychologist assisted me in overcoming the difficulties I faced and helped me with my