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Bell Work In your own words, what is psychology?

What do psychologists do?

Clinical Psych 39.9% of PhD in Psych are Clinical Psych. (1998) Therapist. Evaluate problems Work on change DO NOT PRESCRIBE MEDICATION!

Prescribes medication for psychological disorders. Psychiatry Prescribes medication for psychological disorders. Works in a clinical setting. listens to patient.

Developmental Psych. Study changes throughout life. Physical Emotional Cognitive Social

Personality Psych Identify characteristics/traits. Find traits and study their development. Origins of problems. i.e. Gender Roles

Social Psych. Behavior in social situations. External influence rather than internal Women and men behave in a given setting.

Experimental Psych. Basic processes are focus. Perception Biological changes Psychological events. Basic research – no implication, done for its own sake.

List of Others Industrial and Organizational Psych. Environmental Psych. Consumer Psych. Forensic Psych. Health Psych. Educational Psych.

Famous Psychologists

Individually You will be assigned a psychologist. Your task: Identify what is significant about your psychologist… Describe what they are known for… Describe their theory/experiment …

Example: Freud Best known for his work with personality. Emphasized early childhood and the unconscious. Developed the theory of the id, ego, and superego. Heavily influenced dream interpretation.

Find a partner that has a different psychologist. Share your findings. Wrap Up Find a partner that has a different psychologist. Share your findings. Do not copy what the other wrote down.