Types of Psychology Flashcards
Clinical Psychology
-helps people improve their lives via testing and treatment of disorders
Cognative Psychology
-thinking and mental processes
-learning, memory, reasoning
Cross Cultural Psychology
-culture influence
-similarities between 2 or more culture’s psychological processes
Developmental Psychology
-changes in the ways we think and behave as we get older
Environmental Psychology
-how we think, feel, behave in relation to places we are
Evolutionary Psychology
-Darwin’s theory
-natural selection, reproduction, and adaptibility
Organizational Psychology
-think, feel, behave in relation to places of work
Positive Psychology
-strengths and well-being
Psychopathology
-psychological problems and disorders
School Psychology
-issues relating to education among children
Social Psychology
-think, feel, behave around others/ influence of others
Sport Psychology
-participation and performance of those in sports/ teams
Forensic Psychology
-psychological concepts in criminal justice