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Evolutionary psychology
* avoids some of the cruder reductionism of the older sociobiology.
* explains why humans are attracted to verbally skilled partners.
* is actually a branch of a radically new understanding of evolution itself
  - also related to cognitive psychology and the cognitive sciences
  - founded upon recent advances in psychology and anthropology
* likes to talk about the 'psychic unity of humankind'.
* offers a theory of how the human mind came to be constructed.
* understands the mind in the context of it s biological origins.
* uses a biological approach to study human behavior.

Experimental psychology
* Experimental Psychology stands thus midway between the sciences of mind and of nature
  - psychologies are psychologies
* has much to offer in the current debate about memories for childhood abuse.
* knows how to design experiments and evaluate the results.
* requires sophistication in mathematics.

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Forensic psychology
* Forensic Psychology brings together psychological principles and issues of law.
* can involve giving expert testimony in court and counselling offenders.
* has some major roles in a court that bring psychology into a legal arena
  - to be the field of psychology most rigidly focused on standardized testing
* is another relatively new field of psychology.
* is the study of the mind of an individual, using forensic methods
  - term given to the applied and clinical facets of psychology and law
* large field and ever expanding.
+ Forensic psychology, Major roles: Branches of psychology :: Forensics
  * Forensic psychology has some major roles in a court that bring psychology into a legal arena. Another job of a forensic psychologist is to investigate the state of mind of the defendant at the time he or she committed the crime. Another is to see whether or not the defendant is able to be charged with the crimes due to his or her mental condition. Another job is to evaluate the defendant to see if he or she are able to be rehabilitated, or if they might commit the crime again
  - science, Subdivisions
  * Forensic psychology is the study of the mind of an individual, using forensic methods. Usually it determines the circumstances behind a criminal's behavior

General psychology
* covers a wide range of human behavior.
* studies how an individual behaves.

Health psychology
* focuses on the study of somatic health as it relates to psychological phenomena.
* involves the application of psychological principles to physical health.
* is also concerned with health after an individual acquired a disease.
* is concerned with helping people stay healthy
  - the interaction between behavior and health and illness
* represents a major departure in perspectives on health at work.

Humanistic psychology
* aims to be faithful to the full range of human experience.
* emphasizes personal growth and the achievement of human potential.
* focuses on human potential for mature, healthy growth.
* is an approach which stresses the uniqueness of the individual
  - directly opposed to the Bible

Idiographic psychology
* emphasizes the importance of the individual as a unique person.
* is an attempt to understand the unique aspects of a particular individual.

Liberation psychology
* defines liberation as the freedom to choose intimacy.
* is dependent on yielding.