Different Domains in Psychology

Clinical Psychologists

concerned with the evaluation, diagnostics, and treatment of individuals with psychological disorders, as well as treatment of less severe behavioral and emotional problems. include interviewing clients, psychological testing, & providing group or individual psychotherapy

Human factors psychologists

focus on applying principles of psychology to design products and create work environments that increase productivity and maximize safety

Cognitive psychology

focuses on "higher" mental processes such as memory, reasoning, information processing, languages, problem solving, decision making, and creativity

personality psychologists

interested in describing and understanding individuals' consistency in behavior, which represents their personality, shape their personality

Developmental psychology

looks at human development across the lifespan

psychometric psychology

concerned with the measurement of behavior and capacities usually through the development of psychological tests. design of tests that asses personality, intelligence etc

Experimental psychology

encompasses the traditional core of topics that psychology focused on heavily in the first half-century as a science: sensation, perception, leaning, conditioning, motivation and emotion

social psychology

focuses on inter painful behavior and the role of social forces in governing behavior

Counseling psychology

overlaps with clinical psychology in that specialists in both areas engage in similar activities work with different client tell providing help to people struggling with everyday problems of moderate severity

Industrial-organizational psychologists

perform a variety of tasks in the world of business and industry. human resources department

Biological psychologists

examine the influence of genetic factors on behavior and the role kf the brain, nervous system, endocrine system, and bodily chemicals in the regulations of behavior

Educational psychologists

work to improve curriculum design, achievement testing, teacher training and other aspects of the educational progress