Psychology

The purpose of psychology is to understand and explain why people think, feel, react and act as they do.

In addition to General Psychology Karlstad University offers a doctoral programme with an emphasis on Medical Psychology. This field concerns our behaviour when taken ill, when dealing with sick people and their next-of-kin, and when we interact with healthcare colleagues.

Research in Psychology at Karlstad University is primarily carried out in two main areas: clinical evidence-based research on performance, health and care, and applied research related to consumer psychology.

• The subject Psychology