Psychologists at work

Made by Kamilė Gasinska

(18/11/2007)

Plan• Psychology• Subfields of psychology• Biological psychology

– The teenager’s brain– The female brain– The male brain– Homer’s brain

• Clinical psychology• Developmental psychology• Forensic psychology• Industrial-organizational psychology• Personality psychology• Social psychology

– Behavior impacted by interactions with others• School psychology• Some facts• Salaries• Bachelor's Graduates• Master's Graduates• Doctoral Graduates• References• References for pictures• Conclusion

Psychology

• Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Subfields of psychology

• 64 subfields• the most popular:

– biological psychology– clinical psychology– developmental psychology– forensic psychology– industrial-organizational psychology– personality psychology– social psychology– school psychology

Biological psychology

• combination of basic psychology and neuroscience

• other titles: behavioral neuroscience, psychobiology, and neuropsychology

• exploration of the relationship between the brain and behavior

The teenager’s brain

The female brain

The male brain

Homer’s brain

Clinical psychology

• the largest specialty area in psychology• applying psychological principles and

research to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with mental and emotional illnesses

• psychologists work:– in private practices– in community centers– at universities and colleges

Developmental psychology• study of the physical and cognitive

development that occurs over the course of the lifespan

• psychologists specialize in an area such as:– infant, child, adolescent, or geriatric development– effects of developmental delays

Forensic psychology

• applying psychological principles to legal issues

• involve studying criminal behavior and treatments, or working directly in the court system

• Psychologists:– conduct evaluations, screen

witnesses– provide testimony in court cases

Industrial-organizational psychology• psychology of workplace• psychologists work in areas such as:

– human factors– ergonomics– human-computer interaction

• research in this field is known as applied research because it seeks to solve real world problems

Personality psychology

• study of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behavior that make each person unique

• psychologists work in academic settings as instructors or researchers

Social psychology

• study of social behaviors• psychologists:

– conduct research in academic setting– work in areas such as advertising and

government

Behavior impacted by interactions with others

School psychology

• working within the educational system • collaborating with teachers, parents, and

students to find solutions to academic, social, and emotional problems

• school psychologists work in:– elementary and secondary schools– private clinics, hospitals, state agencies, universities – private practice– serve as consultants (with a doctoral degree in school psychology)

Some facts (U.S., 2004)

• psychologists held about 179,000 jobs in 2004

• about 25% of these psychologists worked in:– counseling– testing– research– administration at educational institutions

• almost 20% worked in health care• 40% of all psychologists were self-

employed

Salaries (U.S., 2004)

• Median Annual Earnings in the Industries Employing the Largest Numbers of Clinical, Counseling and School Psychologists (U.S., 2004) – offices of other health practitioners: $64,460 – elementary and secondary schools: $58,360 – offices of physicians: $58,360 – individual and family services: $42,640 – individual and family services: $37,490

Bachelor's Graduates

• assistants in rehabilitation centers • teaching psychology in high school • for-profit business settings, usually the

sales/service sector (2/3 in 1999):– employment counselors– correction counselor trainees– Interviewers– personnel analysts– probation officers– writers

Master's Graduates

• 2/3 are employed outside psychology• handle research and data collection and

analysis in universities, government, and private companies

• jobs in health, industry, and education, the primary work settings for psychology professionals with master's degrees

• community mental health centers• often work under the direction of a doctoral

psychologist, especially in clinical, counseling, school, and testing and measurement psychology.

• industry and government jobs in compensation, training, data analysis, and general personnel issues

Doctoral Graduates

• health service provider subfields, industrial–organizational psychology, educational psychology, other fields with applications in these settings

• 1/3 are employed in academe

Conclusion

• psychology- the science of all of us

• a big spectrum of choice

• great future

• psychology can be funny

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• Kendra Van Wagner. Subfields of Psychology. http://psychology.about.com/od/psychology101/a/subfields.htm (11/18/2007)

• American Psychological Association. Careers in psychology. http://www.apa.org/topics/psychologycareer.html (11/19/2007)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_psychology_disciplines (11/18/2007)

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