CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY

Contemporary Issues in Psychology

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Contemporary Issues in Psychology

The future of psychology lies within the explanation of how our mind, behaviour and emotions work in accordance with the biological system of our body, and how the external and internal environments of the human life affect our behaviours. All the external forces i.e. political, social, economic, scientific and technological forces will help shape the psychological framework and practice in the future. However, the impact of biological and computer sciences will influence psychological practice and research a great deal. Moreover, the rapid changes in the technological sector will also help determine the future of psychological research, which would give answers to the previously unanswered questions, along with raising new questions altogether. The future of psychology will be bright if the psychological bodies of present time work towards increasing the number of researchers and scientists by supporting their research cause, and by work in collaboration with the new entrants to train them according to the demands of future. Furthermore, the research and the infrastructure involved in the psychological research should be broaden so that researchers devote their time in a much more efficient manner, with more conclusive studies that can help researchers of both present and future to divulge in psychological research.

Psychological practices and research in the 21st century require much needed change and transformation from the traditional and conventional methods of research and practice, so that more advantages can be taken in order to increase the possibilities of the new societal changes in effect. With the increase in research and scientific activities taking place in the fields of neurosciences, genetics, and health care the role of psychology has become more important than ever before. The best way to further enhance psychological research and practice is to collaborate and integrate psychology with that to the other fields of life sciences and technology. From its advent in the 18th century, psychology has always been looked at with as a bit of an identity crisis, since it has been confused with life sciences, philosophy, neurology and physiology. However, with the change in time psychologists are trying to bridge the gaps between the psychological practice and the health care practices. With this, we can hope for a bright future for psychology, and the prospective students that want to enter in the field of psychology, and continue to give their valuable insights and input to the field of psychology, so that psychology may get the recognition it deserves as a separate field of sciences (Pryor & Bright, 2007).

In order to increase the influence of psychology, and increase its affects in the future on the society and the world at large, so that psychological practice and research have to be differentiated from the other health care services and to some extent have to be integrated with the health care services. For this purpose, the perception of the people needs to be changed since most people think of psychologists and psychiatrists as health care ...