Zusammenfassung der Ressource
What is a
Psychologist?
- psychologists are people who
have been trained to observe,
analyze, and evaluate behavior
- Psychiatry is different- it is a
specialty of medicine
- Clinical Psychologist
- help people
deal with
their personal
problems
- work mainly in private offices,
mental hospitals, prisons, and clinics
- Counseling Psychologists
- usually in schools and industrial
firms, advising and assisting
people with the problems of
everyday life...they help people
adjust to the challenges of life
- school psychologists help young people
with emotional or learning problems
- Developmental Psychologists
- study physical,
emotional, cognitive,
and social changes that
occur throughout life
- Educational Psychologists
- deal with topics related to teaching children
and young adults, such as intelligence,
memory, problem solving, and motivation
- Community Psychologist
- may work in a mental
health or social welfare
agency operated by the
state or local government
or a private
organization...may help
design, run, or evaluate a
mental health clinic
- Industrial/organizational Psychologists
- employed by business firms and
government agencies to help their
workers and working conditions, etc
- Experimental Psychologists
- study how humans
and animals operate
physically and
psychologically