Difference between Psychology and Parapsychology

Key difference: Psychology is the study of the human mind and its actions. Parapsychology aims to throw light on those phenomena, which are rendered inexplicable by science.

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Difference between Psychology and Parapsychology Psychology means to study the human brain when it is exposed to various situations and form conclusions from its behavior. Both the subjects biology and philosophy have gone into the making of psychology. Psychology has got to do with how we think, feel and act in a variety of circumstances, and also the matter of why we do so. Psychology plays a vital role in the progress of our society today. Professional psychologists help people deal with stress, anxiety, physical/mental trauma, etc. Some psychologists work exclusively, or in tandem with crime investigating and law enforcement bodies such as a police department, criminal investigation bureaus, forensic laboratories, etc. Psychology has branched out into clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, forensic psychology, personality psychology, etc.

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Difference between Psychology and Parapsychology

People who understand and practice parapsychology have defined it as a medium of studying and learning about phenomena, which have been left unexplained by science. Parapsychology deals with events such as a near-death experience, telekinesis, telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, etc. Sometimes, incidents such as people talking to spirits of the dead have come to the fore, which find a place in no other subject, other than parapsychology. Many terms such as psychic phenomenon, paranormal, psychical science, and parapsychic are also used to denote parapsychology.

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Difference between Psychology and Parapsychology:

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	Psychology	Parapsychology
Definition	Study of the human mind and behavior	Study of occurrences left unexplained by science
Branches	clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, forensic psychology, personality psychology, etc.	There are no classified branches as yet, except phenomena such as telekinesis, telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, etc.
Professional work	Psychologists work for/with police departments, criminal investigation bureaus, forensic laboratories, etc.	Parapsychologists are often approached as consultants and at most times they choose to function individually.
Terminology	The word psychology is used all over the world to denote the subject of psychology.	Parapsychology is also referred to as a psychic phenomenon, paranormal, psychical science, and parapsychic, etc.