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Areas of Study Within Psychology

As you are soon about to find out, there is a vast arena of study in the world of psychology! You may be asking yourself,"which area should I go into?". If so then this is the place for you! Below you will find a plethora of information about anything you could possibly want to study in psychology. In addition to sample curriculums from various universities, there is also journal abstracts, career advice, and much much more!

Departments of Study and Related Information

  • Counseling Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Sports/Health Psychology
  • Educational/School Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive/Experimental Psychology
  • Industrial Organizational Psychology

    Counseling Psychology

    Clinical Psychology

    Clinical Psychology is Clinical psychology is the application of psychological theory and research to the alleviation of human problems in living. At one time, the term "mental illness" was used to describe the types of problems of interest to clinical psychologists, but this term no longer describes accurately the broad range of topics with which contemporary clinical psychologists are concerned. Today, clinical psychologists are interested not only in traditional "mental" or psychological problems such as schizophrenia and severe depression but also in more common but important problems in living such as fears, shyness, sexual problems, marital problems, and physical health and illness. The broad array of topics studied by clinical psychologists makes it difficult to give a concise definition of the field, and considerable overlap can be seen between clinical psychology and other psychology specialties (e.g. learning, developmental, psychopathology, physiological). This overlap, however, is due largely to the fact that clinical psychology is the application of knowledge acquired from research by psychologists in many other specialties.

    Social Psychology

    Sports Psychology/Health Psychology

    Educational/School Psychology

    School psychologists apply the knowledge of psychology to the problems of education. They use specialized knowledge in areas such as assessment, learning and human relationships to facilitate, through school personnel, the learning, and growth of all children, including the exceptional. The traditional role of the school psychologist involves testing and observing children who are experiencing difficulty learning or relating in school and then working toward the improvement of the educational setting for these children. However, school psychologists also assume many alternative roles which work toward the improvement of the educational setting for all school children. They consult with teachers, parents and administrators and counsel with children. They may also offer in-service workshops or become involved in research.

    Developmental Psychology

    Cognitive/Experimental Psychology

    Industrial-Organizational Psychology