AP Psychology- Unit 0.3

Subfields in Psychology

what do counseling psychologists do

1) help people cope with challenges and crises

2) improve personal functioning

3) everyday issues

4) help people adjust to life transitions

what do psychiatrists do

can provide therapy but are also medical doctors that can prescribe drugs

What are the basic research subfields?

1) Cognitive-human thinking

2) Developmental- investigate changes across the lifespan

3) Educational- study learning, write tests, design programs

4) Experimental- conduct experiments, which can also be another type of psychologist

5) social- interactions with others, how our beliefs, feelings, and behaviors are affected

cognitive psychologists

human thinking

educational psychologists

study learning, write tests, design programs

developmental psychologists

investigate changes across the lifespan

what are experimental psychologists skilled at (lol)

conducting experiments

can also be another type of psychologist

what do social psychologists skilled at

interactions with others

how beliefs, feelings, and behaviors are affected

what are forensic psychologists skilled at

applying psychology to legal issues

what do health psychologists do

work to stop smoking, losing weight, improve sleep, etc

what do environmental psychologists study

how humans interact with the environment

what do industrial-organizational psychologists study

the relationship between people and their work fields

what do school psychologists do

assess and provide intervention for children in schools

diagnose and treat problems that affect one’s learning

what do sports psychologists study

psychological factors influencing athletes

what are the applied research subfields?

1) Forensic (law)

2) Health

3) School

4) Environmental

5) Industrial-organizational

6) Sports

What are the helping proffesions (they rlly SEE you)

clinical- promotes health, specializes in a specific disorder

community- deal with mental health in communities

counseling- everyday issues, help people adjust to life transitions

what do clinical psychologists do

promotes health

specifies a specific disorder

assess and treat people with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

what do community psychologists do

deal with mental health in communities