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Subfields in psych

TermDefinition
Developmental Psychology The study of how people grow, develop and adapt at different life stages.
Social Psychology The branch of psychology that deals with social interactions, including their origins and their effects on the individual.
Experimental Psychology The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific investigation of basic psychological processes such as learning, memory, and cognition in humans and animals.
Physiological/Biological Psychology The study of the biology of behavior; it focuses on the nervous system, hormones and genetics.
Cognitive Psychology The branch of psychology dedicated to studying how people think.
Personality Psychology The study of the nature and definition of personality as well as its development, structure and trait constructs, dynamic processes, variations (with emphasis on enduring and stable individual differences), and maladaptive forms.
Psychometrics The science of measuring mental capacities and processes.
Positive Psychology The scientific study of human flourishing, and an applied approach to optimal functioning.
Clinical Psychology The branch of psychology concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness and psychological problems.
Counseling Psychology A field that aims to help individuals, at any stage in life, overcome mental health challenges in order to improve the quality of living.
Educational Psychology The study of how humans learn and retain knowledge, primarily in educational settings like classrooms.
School Psychology The goal of creating the best possible learning environment for students.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology The scientific study of human behavior in organizations and the work place. The specialty focuses on deriving principles of individual, group and organizational behavior and applying this knowledge to the solution of problems at work.
Human Factors/Engineering Psychlogy The study of how people interact with machines and technology.
Community Psychology The study of how individuals relate to their communities and the reciprocal effect of communities on individuals.
Sports Psychology A proficiency that uses psychological knowledge and skills to address optimal performance and well-being of athletes, developmental and social aspects of sports participation, and systemic issues associated with sports settings and organizations.
Forensic Psychology A specialty in professional psychology characterized by activities primarily intended to provide professional psychological expertise within the judicial and legal systems.
Neuropsychology The branch of science that studies the physiological processes of the nervous system and relates them to behavior and cognition, in terms both of their normal function and of the dysfunctional processes associated with brain damage.
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