Psychology at The Forest School
Miss H. Illingworth
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
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.
Some of the
topics we
explore in
Psychology
Why Study Psychology
Experiment Time!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CQE
QCm5D0U
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.
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
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.
Thank you for listening,
I look forward to you
joining
us in the
Psychology Department