Subfields in Psychology

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Subfields in Psychology
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Clinical Psychologists

• Largest group of practitioners
• Involved in the diagnosis and treatment of
  psychological disorders
• Duties include psychological testing ,
  interviewing, and therapy

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Counseling Psychologists

• Often work with clientele whose problems are of a
  moderate degree
• Many counseling psychologists specialize in
  marital or family counseling

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School Psychologists

• Concerned with social, intellectual, and
  emotional development of elementary and secondary
  students
• Work with children, parents, and teachers
• Often test students for special programs

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Industrial/Organizational Psychologists

• Work in business and industry
• Attempt to improve productivity
• May develop employee selection programs, work
  with advertisers, study consumer behavior, or
  design equipment

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Experimental Psychologists

• Broad classification for laboratory researchers
• Work primarily in a specific area, such as
  memory, language, or animal behavior

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Social Psychologists

• Experimental psychologists who study social
  situations
• Study topics such as conformity, obedience, and
  leadership style

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Developmental Psychologists

• Experimental psychologists typically research
  behavior changes occurring across the life span
  that are due to maturation and development

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Psychometric Psychologists

• Specialize in the measurement of behavior
• Particularly skilled at using statistical
  procedures to develop reliable and valid tests

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Sports Psychology

• Sport Psychology is the scientific study of
  people and their behaviors in sport and exercise
  context and the practical application of that
  knowledge

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• Objective A
• How does anxiety affect a basketball players
  accuracy in free-throw shooting?
• Does lacking self confidence influence a child's
  ability to learn to swim?
• Objective B
• Does running reduce anxiety and depression?
• Does participation in daily physical education
  classes improve a childs self esteem?

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Psychology and the Law

• Anything within the intersection of the law and
  psychology
• Clinical aspects of psychology and law
• e.g., violence risk assessment, competency,
  insanity, public policy
• Experimental aspects of psychology and law
• Subspecialties of developmental, social,
  cognitive, community psychology and
  neuropsychology
• e.g., jury decision making, eyewitness testimony,
  and the impact of expert testimony