AP Psych Career Types

clinical

diagnose and treats severe disorders

counseling

treats less severe disorders (anxiety, phobias)

school psychologist

assesses and counsels students, consults with educators and parents, and performs behavioral intervention when necessary

educational psychologist

a psychologist who is concerned with helping students learn

Industrial Organization (I/O)

study of workplace factors

Experimental psychologist

conducts research studies

social psychologist

focuses on how the individual's behavior and mental processes are affected by interactions with other people

developmental psychologist

a psychologist who studies the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures, studies childhood AND geriatirc

forensic psychologist

military, legal, law-enforcement

health/sports psychology

study of mental activity behind psychical exertion and sports

consumer psychology

study of marketing and likely hood of buying things

personality psychology

the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

environmental psychology

considers the relationship between people and their physical environment