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The word psychology is derived from the Greek word psyche, meaning 'soul' or 'mind.' It is basically a study of human behavior and mind. It seeks to understand emotion and thought as well. It has been practiced in India since olden days by people or learned individuals who called themselves as fortune tellers or mind readers. Gradually it developed into an academic and applied field of studies and is now a well accepted and acclaimed professional course.
Applications of psychology include mental health treatment, performance enhancement, self-help, ergonomics, and many other areas affecting health and daily life. With the rapid development of science and technology new streams of psychology namely clinical psychology, forensic psychology, criminal psychology, and business psychology have emerged.
In India psychology courses are offered at graduate, post-graduate and doctoral levels.
Some of the highly rated institutes offering these courses are
1. St. Xavier’s College
Course: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Duration: Three years
2. University of Calcutta
Course: M. Sc./ M.A. in Psychology
Duration: 2 years
Course: M. Phil in Clinical Psychology
3. Benaras Hindu University
Course: B.Sc./ B. A. in Psychology
Duration: Three years
Course: Master of Arts in Psychology
Duration: Two years
Career prospects for psychologist are very promising. They are being appointed by different agencies and counseling bodies. The demand for the following is the highest
Child Psychologist- Due to the increasing number of nuclear families and both parents working, the child is alone for the major part of the day. TV is his main companion. The child emulates on screen characteristics, develops poor eating habits and thus might grow on to become a disturbed and undisciplined one.
Sports Psychologist- Sports psychology is becoming increasingly important for keeping teams motivated, and many teams have psychoanalysts as permanent advisors.
Football clubs, cricket teams, and basketball teams have psychologists for motivation and counseling.
Criminal Psychologist- In rehab centers all across the country Psychologist are needed in order to understand the psyche of the criminals find out the reason behind the crime and if possible get them back on track to being a non criminal.
Thus over the years from being an age old practice of the superstitious people Psychology has evolved into a professional course and offers a great career prospect..
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