Subfields of Psychology

Psychology: Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental process, encompassing not just what people do but their perceptions, thoughts, emotions, memories, attitudes and every biological activities that maintain bodily functioning.
- Psychologist try to describe explain and predict behavior and mental processes and help to change and improve the lives of people and the world in which they live.

Subfields of Psychology

Subfields Description
 Behavioral genetics Behavioral genetics studies the inheritance of behavioral traits.
 Behavioral neuroscience Behavioral neuroscience examines the biological process of behavior.
 Clinical psychology Clinical psychology is concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental disorders.
 Clinical neuropsychology Clinical neuropsychology is concerned with the applied science of brain-behavior relationships which are focusing on the relationship between biological factors and psychological disorders.
 Cognitive psychology Cognitive psychology is the study of higher processes how people perceive, remember, think, speak, solve problem, judging, decision making and language.
 Counseling psychology Counseling psychology focuses primarily on educational, social and career adjustment problems.
 Cross-cultural psychology Cross-cultural psychology investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups.
 Developmental psychology Developmental psychology examines the systematic psychological changes, emotional changes and perception changes that occur in human being over the course of their life span. Subfields Description
 Educational psychology Educational psychology is concerned with teaching and learning process, including topics such as student outcomes, the instructional process, individual differences in learning, gifted learners and learning disabilities.
 Environmental psychology Environmental psychology studies relationship between people and their physical environment.
 Evolutionary psychology Evolutionary psychology considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors.
 Experimental psychology Experimental psychology studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning and thinking about the world.
 Forensic psychology Forensic psychology is the intersection between psychology and the criminal justice system by focusing on legal issues, such as determining the accuracy of witness memories.
 Health psychology Health psychology is concerned with understanding how biological, psychological, environmental and cultural factors are involved in physical health and illness.
 Industrial/organizational psychology Industrial/organizational psychology is the study of employees, workplaces, and organizations.
 Personality psychology Personality psychology is the study of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behavior that make each person unique.
 Program evaluation Program evaluation focuses on assessing large-scale programs.
 Psychology of women Psychology of women focuses on issues, such as discrimination against women and the causes of violence against women.
 School psychology School psychology is devoted to counseling children in elementary and secondary schools who have academic or emotional problems.
 Social psychology Social psychology is the study of how people’s thoughts, feelings and actions are affected by others.
 Sport psychology Sport psychology examines how psychology influences sports, athletic performance, exercise and physical activity