PSYCHOLOGY

Psychologists

study the human mind and human behavior.

Psychology

focuses on all aspects of human behavior, both normal and abnormal.

Clinical Psychologists

• specialize in the assessment and treatment of persons with mental and emotional problems and illnesses

• They apply experience and scientific knowledge of human behavior to diagnose and treat psychological problems ranging from the developmental crisis of adolescence to extreme psychotic conditions.

Health psychologists

Neuropsychologists

Geropsychologists

Areas of specialization within clinical psychology

Health Psychologists

promote good health through health maintenance counseling programs designed to help people achieve goals such as to stop smoking or lose weight.

Neuropsychologists

study the relationship between the brain and behavior. They often work in stroke and head injury programs.

Geropsychologists

deal with the special problems faced by the elderly. The emergence and growth of these specialties reflect the increasing participation of psychologists in providing direct services to special patient populations.

Counseling Psychologists

• help normal or moderately maladjusted persons, either individually or in groups, to gain self- understanding, recognize their problems, and develop methods of coping with their difficulties 

• pay particular attention to the role of education and work in a person's behavior and to the interaction between individuals and the environments in which they live.

• The emphasis in this type of counseling is primarily on preventing or forestalling the onset of mental illness.

Developmental Psychologists

• specialize in investigating the development of individuals from prenatal origins through old age 

• In studying the changes involved in mental, physical, emotional, and social growth, psychologists seek to determine the origins of human behavior and the reasons for human growth and decline.

Educational Psychologists

• design, develop, and evaluate materials and procedures to resolve problems in educational and training programs

• analyze educational problems, develop instructional materials, determine the best conditions for instruction, and evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs

• employed by school systems, the military, private research and development firms, and industrial concerns

Engineering Psychologists

• deal with the design and use of the systems and environments in which people live and work

• help to design equipment, work areas, and systems involving direct interaction of humans with machines

• they develop the aids, training devices, and requirements necessary to train personnel to operate such systems successfully

Personnel Psychologists

• apply professional skills in the hiring, assignment, and promotion of employees to increase productivity and job satisfaction

• place great emphasis on data gathered from tests and interviews and apply the techniques of other areas of psychology such as the experimental, developmental, and psychometric specializations to normal work activities

Experimental Psychologists

• designs, conducts, and analyzes experiments to develop knowledge regarding human and animal behavior.

• a general term referring to the methods employed in studying behavioral processes.

Industrial Psychologists

• use scientific techniques to deal with problems of motivation and morale in the work setting 

• study how work is organized and suggest improvements designed to increase work quality, productivity, and worker satisfaction

Psychometric Psychologists

• directly involved with the measurement of human behavior, primarily through the use of tests. 

• Typically, well trained in mathematics, statistics, and the use of computers, they design, develop, and validate intelligence, aptitude, and personality tests; analyze complex statistical data; and design various types of research investigations 

• conduct pilot studies of newly developed materials and devise and apply procedures for measuring the psychological variables affecting human behavior

Rehabilitation Psychologists

• work with disabled persons, either individually or in groups, to assess the degree of disability and develop ways to correct or compensate for these impairments

• primary concern of these psychologists is the restoration of the patient's emotional, physical, social, and economic effectiveness

School Psychologists

• concerned with developing effective programs for improving the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children in an educational system or school

• diagnose the needs of gifted, handicapped, and disturbed children and plan and carry out corrective programs to enable them to do schoolwork at their highest potential and to adjust to everyday pressures.

• engage in planning and developing special programs in the area of adult education

Social Psychologists

• study the effects of groups and individuals on the thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behavior of the individual

• They study, for example, the ways in which social attitudes develop and how members of families, neighborhoods, and communities influence each other.

Bachelor of Science in Psychology (BS Psych)

a four-year program designed to help you observe human behavior through the scientific method, allowing you to gain access to the human psyche and fathom its depths.

Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)

Students who want to pursue a degree in BS in Psychology are encouraged to take what strand?

B. Greek

Where does the word "psychology" does come from?

A. Italian

B. Greek

C. Latin

A. Behavior, mental processes

Psychology is said to be the scientific study of ______ and ________

A. Behavior, mental processes

B. Mental illness, Mental health

C. Physical states, mental states

D. All of these

C. Social science

Psychology is a:

A. Biological science

B. Physical science

C. Social science

D. Natural science

A. Promote personal growth and productivity.

Counselling psychologist is a profession that aims to:

A. Promote personal growth and productivity.

B. Provide a successful diagnosis in psychopathology.

C. Ensure that clients are on the correct medication.

D. Solely address behaviour.

B. Regularly updates their knowledge of recent developments in treatment techniques and diagnostic methods

Continual professional development (CPD) demonstrates that a psychologist:

A. Relies on information from informal sources.

B. Regularly updates their knowledge of recent developments in treatment techniques and diagnostic methods

C. Relies solely on research literature as a way of updating their therapeutic skills.

D. Attends all therapeutic conferences.

B. FALSE

The BS in Psychology degree prepares you for counseling only.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

A. medical testing laboratories

During the fourth year of the BS Psych program, students are required to attend an On-the-Job Training (OJT) in the following facilities, EXCEPT:

A. medical testing laboratories

B. human resource department

C. educational and research institutions

D. clinical facilities

B. Health Psychologist

This type of psychologist promotes good health through health maintenance counseling programs designed to help people achieve goals such as to stop smoking or lose weight.

A. Developmental Psychologist

B. Health Psychologist

C. Neuropsychologist

D. Geropsychologist

D. Engineering Psychologists

This type of psychologist deals with the design and use of the systems and environments in which people live and work.

A. Industrial Psychologists

B. Rehabilitation Psychologists

C. School Psychologists

D. Engineering Psychologists

A. TRUE

Psychology is a nonmedical science.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE