Careers in Psychology

​Careers in

​Psychology

People who go into psychology are a very diverse group of people with wide-ranging interests.  There are many subfields of psychology, for many different types of people who love psychology  - with the one underlying goal uniting them: to describe and explain behavior and the mind underlying it.

changes from womb to tomb

Developmental Psychologists-

explores link between physical brain &

mind

Biological Psychologists-

BASIC RESEARCH-pure knowledge aimed to increase 

   psychology’s knowledge base.

study & advise on behavior in the workplace

Industrial/Organizational 

     Psychologists-

explores how people influence one another

Social Psychologists-

BASIC RESEARCH-pure knowledge aimed to increase 

   psychology’s knowledge base.

investigate our persistent traits

Personality Psychologists

experiments on how we perceive, think &

solve problems

Cognitive Psychologists-

BASIC RESEARCH-pure knowledge aimed to increase 

   psychology’s knowledge base.

treat mental, emotional & behavioral

disorders

Clinical Psychologists-

help people w/challenges-vocational, marriage

Counseling Psychologists-

APPLIED RESEARCH-study that aims to solve practical problems

medical doctors who can prescribe medicine

Psychiatrist

APPLIED RESEARCH-study that aims to solve practical problems

Environmental - studies the effects of

environment on behavior. Ex: extreme

temperature, noise

Consumer - study behavior of shoppers to explain & predict behavior

School  Psychologist - help students

w/problems learning

Other Specialists

Forensic - expert witness to testify at in trials

Health - study the link between psychology &

our physical health

Educational - Studies & helps students AND teachers in schools

Multiple Choice

“I serve as human resources specialists, helping with staffing, training, & employee development in such areas as strategic planning, and coping with organizational change. Who am I?”

• Industrial Psychologist

• Counseling Psychologist

• Health Psychologist

• Developmental Psychologist

Multiple Choice

 “I provide vocational and career guidance OR help someone come to terms with the death of a loved one? Who am I?”

• Industrial Psychologist

• Counseling Psychologist

• Health Psychologist

• Developmental Psychologist

Multiple Choice

“I’m interested in aging, especially in researching and developing ways to help elderly people stay as independent as possible.  Who am I?”  

• Industrial Psychologist

• Counseling Psychologist

• Health Psychologist

• Developmental Psychologist

Categorize

Options (6)

Biological Psychologist

Developmental Psychologist

Personality Psychologist

Clinical Psychologist

Counselor

Psychiatrist

Organize these options into the right categories

Basic (increase knowledge base)

Applied (looking for answers)

Match

Match the following

• studies the effects of

  environment on behavior. Ex: extreme

  temperature, noise

• study behavior of shoppers to

  explain & predict behavior

• help students

  w/problems learning

• expert witness to testify at in trials

• study the link between psychology &

  our physical health

Environmental

Consumer

School  Psychologist

Forensic

Health

• Environmental

• Consumer

• School  Psychologist

• Forensic

• Health