Psychology Careers/Domains

(career) psychiatrist

Medical doctor, only type of psychologist who can dispense medication, biological perspective.

Career: Clinical (mental health domain)

Psychologists who treat psychological disorders, treat less severe behavior, and non drug treatments only.

Biological Domain

Studies brain structures, consciousness, your senses

Career: Counseling (Mental Health)

Helps with adjustment problems, lifestyle changes/life transitions, and therapy for school, work, and family problems.

Community: focus on the individual's environment; try to help with an environment such as poverty to prevent mental health crises

Developmental Domain

Research on how body and mind changes over time, age related changes over entire lifespan (not just children), and learning

Career: Educational/School (Development)

Psychologists who design and administer tests and develop learning strategies

Career: Industrial/Organizational (Social Domain)

Helps businesses with worker productivity, hiring, and management skills

Cognitive Domain

Studies memory, reasoning, problem solving

Social Domain

Study interpersonal behavior (behavior present in human relationships), attitudes, conformity

Personality Domain (part of social domain)

Studies behaviors that are consistent in people, personality tests, and how personality is influenced

Experimental Domain

Research, any topic/subfield, college

Psychometric Domain

designs test for personality, intelligence, interests

Positive Domain

New field; it wants to research human strengths and how they do well, not problems