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Discuss the five applied branches of psychology.
Educational psychology: Learners differ in their abilities, hence they need different approaches of teaching, learning material, etc. This branch addresses to the problems and improvement in teaching and learning processes.
Clinical psychology: This branch deals with the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. There are many types of mental illness requiring varied types of therapies like pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, recreational and occupational therapies, behaviour therapy, etc.
Industrial psychology: Individuals face problems in their work place like adjustment, safety, security, health, financial and others. Industrial psychology seeks application of psychological principles, theories and techniques for the study of all these problems and the industrial environment.
Counselling psychology: Counselling is a process in which an interaction takes place between a trained counselor and a client. This branch also helps people to overcome adjustment problems along with day to day issues.
Forensic psychology: Forensic psychologists will often conduct their own research, as well as study and analyze research from other professionals. They may study criminals and their crimes to figure out what traits certain types of criminals have.