The document provides an overview of the field of psychology including its goals, approaches, history, careers, and areas of specialization. It discusses that psychology is the scientific study of behaviors and mental processes. The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and control behaviors. Approaches include biological, cognitive, behavioral, psychoanalytic, humanistic, and cross-cultural perspectives. Early approaches included structuralism, functionalism, gestalt, and behaviorism. Careers include clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, and psychiatrists. Areas of specialization comprise social, developmental, experimental, biological, cognitive, and psychometrics.