Psychology Careers

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Clinical Psychology

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Practitioners who work with diagnoses, causes, and treatment of mental disorders; administer and interpret psychological tests and provide therapy

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Counseling Psychology

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Practitioners who work with people coping with every day problems (career decisions, relationships, social skills training, cope with crises, difficult adjustment)

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Psychiatrist

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Practitioners also medical doctors that work with diagnosis and treatment of psychological illnesses

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School psychology

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Practitioners who work directly with students who exhibit emotional and learning problems to overcome educational difficulties in K-12, help address issues that can interfere with learning

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Educational psychology

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Researchers who examine theoretical issues related to how people learn, use knowledge to create more effective teaching practices

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Developmental psychology

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Researchers who examine how people change and develop across the lifespan in terms of physical (motor), moral, cognitive, and social abilities

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Biological psychology/ neuroscience

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Often university researchers, investigate relationship between nervous system and behavior/mental processes through either basics/applied research

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Evolutionary psychology

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Researchers who examine how natural selection of traits has promoted perpetuation of certain traits and behaviors within the species

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Cognitive psychology

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Researchers to examine how mental processes, like thinking, knowing, feeling, and memory operate and affect behavior

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Social psychology

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Researchers to examine how society and culture impact individuals and how a person’s life and behavior is shaped by their interactions with others

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Personality psychology

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Researchers who examine the stable traits (personality characteristics) and environmental factors that influence and individuals sense of self

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Psychometric psychology

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Researchers who are concerned with mathematical methods of measuring psychological variables by creating valid and reliable tests

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Health psychology

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Researchers who examine various factors that impact health, illnesses, medical treatments, and health promoting behaviors

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Community psychology

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Researchers who are extensively involved in the mental health movement and seek to address problems and promote psychological health by working with larger groups and communities for prevention

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Positive psychology

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Researchers who stress that research must be devoted to understanding and developing human strength and resilience, instead of focusing solely on mental distresses

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Industrial/organizational psychology

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Researchers who conducts basic and applied research on psychological issues related to the work environment such as personal selection, training, retention, and evaluation

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Human factors psychology

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Researchers who you psychological knowledge to increase efficiency between humans and machines and typically have strong foundation in engineering

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Sports psychology

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Researchers who study athletic performance and deal with anxiety and other stressors

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Forensic psychology

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Researchers who examine intersection between psychology and the law, witness accuracy, jury selection, insanity as legal defense, and expert witnesses in trials