Specialties in Psychology:
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Clinical
- Treat patients with various mental disorders
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Community
- Study how society influences individual and community functioning |
Developmental
- Study the psychological development of humans
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Educational
- Study effective teaching and learning
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Engineering
- Research how people work with machines
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Forensic
- Apply psychology to legal issues
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Industrial/Organizational
- Apply psychology to the workplace
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Health
- Study the effect of health and illness on psychology
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Neuropsychology
- Study brain function and behavior
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Peace
- Use of Psychological knowledge to promote peace through research, education and practical application |
Quantitative Measurement
- Research methods in psych
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Rehabilitation
- Help people cope with handicaps
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School
- Work in public or private schools
Sports
- Work with athletes
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Social
- Study psychology and social interaction
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The APA has a list of divisions that may be helpful in deciding what you may want to do in Psychology. This information can be found at
http://www.apa.org/about/division.html. The divisions also frequently give information about which schools offer graduate programs in the specific division/specialty. Some of the less common areas include:
Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts;
Society for Community Research and Action: Division of Community Psychology;
Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues;
Society of Psychological Hypnosis;
Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Peace Psychology Division;
Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity;
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology; and
Society of Pediatric Psychology, just to name a few.
