Five Divisions of the Apa That Interest Me

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The five divisions of APA that interest me are; Psychotherapy, Rehabilitation Psychology, Society for the Psychological study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual issues, American Psychology-Law Society, and Behavior Analysis.

One of the division that interested me is Division 29- The Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association. The are of study for this division is mental health. This Division interested me because I have always found mental health to be (personality disorders etc.) to be extremely fascinating, and one of the parts of psychology that I would love to study more in depth.

The second division that interested me is Division 22- Rehabilitation Psychology. The area of study for this division is clinical service, research, teaching, or administration. This division interested me because I really knew nothing about it. I had heard of Rehabilitation Psychology before but did not really have a very good understanding of what it entitled.

The third division that interested me is Division 44- Society for the psychological study of lesbian, gay and bisexual issues. The area of study for this division is accreditation, bisexuality, professional standards, public policy, youth, families, ethnic/racial issues, and science. This division really interested me. It caught my eye almost as soon as I looked through all of the different divisions. I am strongly for the rights and privileges of gays, lesbians and bisexuals. I do not believe that they should be discriminated against just because of their sexual orientation so this division caught my attention right away.

The fourth division that interested me is Division 41- American Psychology- Law Society. The are of study for this division is the contributions of psychology to the understanding of law and legal institutions, the education of psychologists in legal matters and law personnel in psychological matters, and the application of psychology in the legal system. This division also interested me as soon as I saw it. Forensics is part of this division and Forensic Psychology is my major. I have always, since the time I can remember had an interest in psychology and law so I wanted to find something that linked together both. This division is the link to those two which is why it interested me so much.

The fifth Division that interested me is Division 25- Behavior Analysis. The area of study for this division is basic research, both animal and human, in the experimental analysis of behavior. This division really didn't interest my much until last year in my High School psychology class. Once I learned about it however it really started to interest me, this is also an area of psychology that I would love to and hopefully will study into a little more.

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Clinical psychology integrates science, theory, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort as well as to promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development, it also focuses on the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of human functioning across the life span, in varying cultures, and at all socioeconomic levels.

Counseling psychology facilitates personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span with a focus on emotional, social, vocational, educational, health-related, developmental, and organizational concerns. Through the integration of theory, research, and practice, and with a sensitivity to multicultural issues, this specialty encompasses a broad range of practices that help people improve their well-being, alleviate distress and maladjustment, resolve crises, and increase their ability to live more highly functioning lives. Counseling psychology is unique in its attention both to normal developmental issues and to problems associated with physical, emotional, and mental disorders.

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One society that is not part of the APA is the Animal Behavior Society, the purpose of this society is to encourage and promote the biological study of all animal behavior and the area of study is the scientific study of everything animals do.

The second society that I chose that is not part of the APA is International Eating Disorder Referal Organization, the purpose is to prevent and treat eating disorders and the area of study is to find different treatments and reasons for eating disorders.

A third society that is not in the APA is the society for personality the purpose is to find out why people do some of the things that they do and the area of study is why do people become who they are, how do people think about, influence and relate to one another.

The fourth. Society is the American Board of Forensic Psychology, the purpose of it is to better understand the the behavior of criminals etc. and to better understand the link between psychology and law, and the area of study is law in psychology.

The fifth society is the Association for advancement of Behavior Therapy, the purose is to understand human behavior and that area of study os behavioral and cognative sciences.

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One of the many times that an understanding of Psychology could have helped not only me me but also my grandparents, was when my mother and my father left me. Even though this is just one event in my life it has spanned over almost the entire life.

I was born when my mother and my father were sixteen. They married shortly before I was born and stayed married for almost three years. Shortly before I turned three my mother and father divorced and my mother left. She went to live with my grandmother for a little while. During that time I was able to see my mother on almost a weekly bases. Unfortunately that only lasted for about a year. After that my mother was more interested in her numerous boyfriends than she was in a child. I started only seeing her once a month and eventually only once every few months. Eventually after only two or three years I started not seeing my mother at all. She started driving a semi and skipped from state to state and from husband to husband. She would call me maybe once or twice every 6 months send a letter or two a year, I