Fields of Psychology
Clinical Psychologist - help people with psychological disorders adjust to the demands of
life.
Counseling psychologists - largest subgroup of psychologists and use interviews and tests
to define their clients problems.
School psychologists - employed by school systems to identify and assist students who
have problems that interfere with learning.
EduCational psychologists - attempt to facilitate learning, but they usually focus on
course planning and instructional methods for a school system rather than on individual
children
Developmental psychologists - study the changes physical, cognitive, social, and emotional
that occur throughout the lifespan.
Personality psychologists - identify and measure human traits and determine influences
on human thought processes, feelings, and behaviors.
Social psychologists - concerned with the nature and causes of individuals’ thoughts,
feelings, and behavior in social situations.
Environmental psychologists - study the ways that people and the environment influence
one another.
Experimental psychologists - specialize in basic processes such as the nervous system,
sensations and perception, learning and memory, thought, motivation, and emotion.
Industrial psychologists - focus on the relationships between people and work.
Human factors psychologists - make technical systems such as automobile
dashboards and computer keyboards more user - friendly.
Organizational psychologists - study the behavior of people in organizations.
Consumer psychologists- study the behavior of shoppers in an effort to predict and influence
their behavior.
Health psychologists - study the elects of stress on health problems.
Forensic psychologists - apply psychology to the criminal justice system.
Sports psychologists ' help athletes concentrate on their performance and not on the crowd.
Clinical Psychologist - help people with psychological disorders adjust to the demands of
life.
Counseling psychologists - largest subgroup of psychologists and use interviews and tests
to define their clients problems.
School psychologists - employed by school systems to identify and assist students who
have problems that interfere with learning.
EduCational psychologists - attempt to facilitate learning, but they usually focus on
course planning and instructional methods for a school system rather than on individual
children
Developmental psychologists - study the changes physical, cognitive, social, and emotional
that occur throughout the lifespan.
Personality psychologists - identify and measure human traits and determine influences
on human thought processes, feelings, and behaviors.
Social psychologists - concerned with the nature and causes of individuals’ thoughts,
feelings, and behavior in social situations.
Environmental psychologists - study the ways that people and the environment influence
one another.
Experimental psychologists - specialize in basic processes such as the nervous system,
sensations and perception, learning and memory, thought, motivation, and emotion.
Industrial psychologists - focus on the relationships between people and work.
Human factors psychologists - make technical systems such as automobile
dashboards and computer keyboards more user - friendly.
Organizational psychologists - study the behavior of people in organizations.
Consumer psychologists- study the behavior of shoppers in an effort to predict and influence
their behavior.
Health psychologists - study the elects of stress on health problems.
Forensic psychologists - apply psychology to the criminal justice system.
Sports psychologists ' help athletes concentrate on their performance and not on the crowd.
