1. Psychology at The Forest School
Miss H. Illingworth

2. Have you ever wondered why…
We behave in a certain way?
We become aggressive or angry?
People obey and carry out horrific acts, such as the holocaust? 9/11? Terrorist attacks?
Why people develop a mental illness?
How humans can be used in scientific
research?
If you answered yes, then Psychology
is the subject for you

3. Psychology is a Science
Chemistry = chemicals and substances Biology = living organisms Physics = forces, matter and energy Psychology = humans, the mind and the brain
Like other sciences, Psychology has scientific studies conducted in order to find out about human behaviour, the mind and the brain.

4. Some of the
topics we
explore in
Psychology

5. Why Study Psychology

16. Experiment Time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CQEQCm5D0U
The information gathered by the eye is processed by the brain, creating a perception that in reality, does not match the true image. There is a conflict.

17. Key points
3 exams at the end of the course – all 2 hours long. 100% exam.
Psychology is heavy in Biology, Maths (statistics) and English (essay writing and a lot of reading).

18. Psychology Opens Many Doors
-Popular career areas include:
-Marketing and sales
-Media
-Teaching
-Law
-Counselling
-Therapy
-Social work
-Human resource management
-Police
-Forensics
-Becoming a manager in any business

19. Why study Psychology at The Forest?
Bringing Psychology to life – all students will have the opportunity to take part in real life research. Have links with Oxford Brookes University
Talk from a real psychologist
Termly Psychology magazine – students write about an area of interest in psychology, could be sport, crime,
behavioural economics…anything psychology
related.

20. Thank you for listening, Psychology Department
I look forward to you
joining
us in the
Psychology Department