AP Psych: Unit 1, Lecture 3 - The Domains of Psychology

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering the key concepts and specific domains of psychology discussed in Unit 1, Lecture 3.

School of Psychology

The 'ROOTS' of how a psychologist thinks and sees situations, which gives them their training, skills, and beliefs.

Domain of Psychology

The 'PLANT' of psychology; the actual role, workplace, and goal of a psychologist.

Clinical Domain

The domain that focuses on identifying, treating, analyzing, and preventing mental health disorders, often involving the diagnosis and evaluation of patients.

Counseling Domain

The domain that focuses on working directly with people to encourage and support more successful behavior, often acting as a therapist, counselor, or life coach.

Developmental Domain

The domain that focuses on studying and understanding human social, emotional, and physical growth and change over the course of a life.

Educational Domain

The domain that focuses on studying how people learn to improve educational systems (school setup) and practices (how teachers teach).

Experimental Domain

The domain that focuses on studying humans and nonhuman animals using trustworthy experiments to test hypotheses and better understand psychology.

Industrial-Organizational Domain

The domain that focuses on helping organizations become more successful and efficient by studying employees, workplace environment, and organizational structure.

Personality Domain

The domain that focuses on studying aspects of personality to help people become more self-aware of how they interact with the world.

Psychometric Domain

The domain that focuses on measuring people's mental attributes, skills, knowledge, and problem-solving ability through the development and administration of tests.

Positive Domain

The domain that focuses on helping people develop character strengths that allow them to live a life of meaning and purpose.