Hello Abigail, greetings from Venezuela.
I was interested in your post, psychology has always called my attention to the fact that it studies human behavior and the principle of them.
I understand what you mean by antidepressant medications, and that is that some people go to the extreme where it is necessary to use them and in many of them it brings good results as others do not, everything depends, because we are minds and bodies different. But if its use is necessary, this possibility should be considered.
And of all the post I liked the emphasis you make on the error: "Psychology only studies sick people".
I affirm that effectively it is not so. When I was a girl I had to go to the psychologist and it was only with cognitive therapy, this allowed me to drain the fear that infused me the continuous marital fights that my parents. This caused me emotional instability and this therapy helped me. And today I am simply normal. It is not for people sick nothing more, also the psychology attends those details that can affect the growth or development of the human being in society.
I always had doubts about these terms psychiatry and psychology?
Could it be said that positive psychology and negative psychology are the same psychiatry and psychology or are different terms?
I hope you can clarify the doubt @abilgail-dantes.
Hello @rosibelsac :)
What a beautiful, insightful comment you left for me here!
Thank you so much for discussing the treatment you underwent as a child. It is this sort of information that promotes a better understanding of what psychology entails. It is through acquiring understanding that we can diminish prejudiced views not only about psychology, but also about mental-illness.
As far as I know, there isn't a branch or a field called negative psychology. The study of the human path towards self-actualization is called positive psychology and its opposite is termed either Traditional psychology or psychology as usual.
As for the difference between psychiatry and psychology, here we go:
Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in the treatments of mental-illness. Just like a cardiologists is a medical doctor who specialists in heart conditions.
Psychologists are mental health professional who study human behavior and mental processes. They cannot prescribe medication. When a psychologist sees a patient in need of an anti-depressant pill, they refer that patient to the psychiatrist. They then work in conjunction, one providing therapeutic care and the other the medical care.
Hope this has helped you to understand things better :)
All the best for you.
Very well, thank you very much @abigail-dantes, I understood the message. Excellent information that you publish. I hope to continue reading to you to learn. Successes