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2. Areas of Psychology
L
ECTURE
A. K
EY
C
ONCEPTS
:
clinical psychology
counseling psychology
psychiatry
educational and school psychology
developmental psychology
experimental psychology
industrial / organizational psychology
social and personality psychology
C
LINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
:
FOCUS ON DIAGNOSING
,
TREATING AND STUDYING MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL PROLEMS
.
(
TRAINED TO DO PSYCHOTHERAPY
)
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
:
deal with problems of everyday life such as test anxiety, family
conflicts, or low job motivation
PSYCHIATRY
:
LIKE CLINICAL BUT MORE BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
EDUCATION
&
SCHOOL PSCYHOLOGY
:
STUDY PSYCHOLOGIAL PRINCIPLES THAT EXPLAIN LEARNING AN
D
SEARCH
FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
(
APPLICATION OF FINDINGS ON MEMORY AND THINKING TO THE USE
OF REWARDS TO ENCOURAGE ACHIEVEMENT
)
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
:
STUDY HOW PEOPLE CHANGE AND GROW OVER TIME
-
PHYSICALLY
,
MENTALLY
,
AND SOCIALLY
(
CHILDHOOD
,
MIDDLE AGES
,
OLD AGE
)
EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
:
CONDUCT LABORTAOY STUDIES OF LEARNING
,
MOTIVATION
,
EMOTION
,
SENSATION
AND PERCEPTION
,
PHYSIOLOGY
,
AND COGNITION
INDUSTRIAL
/
ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
:
STUDY BEHAVIOR IN THE WORKPLACE
;
CONCERNED WITH GROUP
DECISION MAKING
,
EMPLOYEE MORALE
,
WORK MOTIVATION
,
PRODUCTIVITY
,
JOB STRESS
,
PERSONNEL SELECTION
,
MARKETING STRATEGIES
,
EQUIPMENT DESIGN
,
OTHER ISSUES
SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY
:
DESIGN AND EVALUATE TESTS OF MENTAL ABILITIES
,
APTITUDES
,
INTERESTS
,
AND PERSONALITY
.