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Jobs in Psychology

Jobs in Psychology. Chapter 1 Section 3. Questions psychologists wonder about. What happens during sleep? How can bad habits be broken? Is there a way to measure intelligence? Why do crowds sometimes turn into mobs? Do dreams mean anything? How does punishment affect a child?

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Jobs in Psychology

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  1. Jobs in Psychology Chapter 1 Section 3

  2. Questions psychologists wonder about • What happens during sleep? • How can bad habits be broken? • Is there a way to measure intelligence? • Why do crowds sometimes turn into mobs? • Do dreams mean anything? • How does punishment affect a child? • Can memory be improved? • What causes psychological breakdowns? • Etc…

  3. psychologist • People trained to observe, analyze, evaluate, and treat behavior • Normally have a PhD in psychology

  4. Clinical psychologist • Help people deal with their personal problems • Work in: • Private offices • Mental hospitals • Prisons • clinics

  5. Counseling psychologist • Help people with the problems of everyday life • Help people adjust to the challenges of life • Work in: • Schools • Industrial firms

  6. psychiatry • Trained in medical school & psychiatric medicine • Treats people with disturbed behavior • Can prescribe medicine

  7. School psychologists • Help young people with emotional or learning problems

  8. Developmental psychologist • Study physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes that happen through life

  9. Educational psychologists • Helps students learn • Evaluates teaching methods • Makes tests • Develops new instructional devices • Topics include: • Intelligence • Memory • Problem solving • Motivation

  10. Community psychologist • Helps design, run, or evaluate mental health clinics • Works in: • Mental health agency • Social welfare agency

  11. Industrial/organizational psychologist • Helps make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers • Work in: • Businesses • Government agencies

  12. Environmental psychologist • Studies the effects of the environment on people • Topics include: • Natural disasters • Overcrowding • pollution • Work in: • Business • government

  13. Psychobiologists • Study the effect of drugs • Try to explain behavior related to biological factors

  14. Forensic psychologist • Help police by making personality profiles of criminals • Help police understand various problems • Work in: • Legal agencies • Court • Correctional systems • Government agencies

  15. Health psychologist • Study the interaction between physical and psychological health factors • Investigate how stress or depression causes physical problems (ulcers, cancer, colds, etc…)

  16. Experimental psychologist • Do research to understand how humans/animals work physically & psychologically

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