About Psychology: Types, Uses, Approaches,etc.

Focuses on group behavior--societal influences on conformity, aggression,predjudice, behavior, attitudes.

• abnormal psychology

• social psychology

• developmental psychology

• industrial/organizational psychology

An applied field focused on using psychological research and principles in the legal and criminal justice system.

• social psychology

• developmental psychology

• foresnic psychology

• comparative psychology

The branch of psychology concerned with the study of animal behavior.

• comparative psychology

• developmental psychology

• industrial/organizational psychology

• cognitive psychology

Focuses on understanding how personality develops as well as the patterns of thoughts, behaviors, and characteristics that make each individual unique.

• Comparative psychology

• Forensic psychology

• Personality psychology

• Cognitive psychology

This area is closely linked to neuroscience and utilizes tools such as MRI and PET scans to look at brain injury or brain abnormalities.

• Comparative psychology

• Personality psychology

• Clinical pscychology

• Biological psychology (biopsychology)

The study of human thought processes including attention, memory, perception, decision-making, problem-solving, and language acquisition.

• Cognitive psychology

• Forensics psychology

• Abnormal psychology

• Clinical psychology

An area that looks at human growth and development over the lifespan including cognitive abilities, morality, social functioning, identity, and other life areas.ypically focusing on development in one of four different areas: physical, cognitive, social/emotional, and communication.

• Clinical psychology

• Developmental psychology

• Comparative psychology

• Forensics psychology

A field that uses psychological research to enhance work performance and select employees, inform leaders of organizations, help with employee motivation, employee evauluations, and workplace diversity programs

• Personality psychology

• Comparative psychology

• Industrial-Organizational psychology

• Forensics psychology

Study of abnormal behavior and psychopathology. This specialty area is focused on research and treatment of a variety of mental disorders and is linked to psychotherapy and clinical psychology

• Comparative psychology

• Forensic psychology

• Social psychology

• Abnormal psychology

This field integrates the science of psychology with the treatment of complex human problems using Psychodynamic, Cognitive, and Humanistic approaches.

• Biological psychology

• Clinical psychology

• Social psychology

• Comparative psychology