Name: ____________________________________________
Using the subfields on the back, identify the specialty in psychology described below. NOTE: Cognitive is not
used, otherwise all the choices are used once.
Practice with Subfields of Psychology
1. ___________________________ Helped implement a program in the inner city to lower the rate of teenage
pregnancy.
2. ___________________________ Works with a young woman who is having trust issues in her relationships
3. ___________________________ Studies how a label of ADD or ADHD affects the functioning of children in
all levels of school
4. ___________________________ Employed by a testing company to generate a revised form of an
intelligence test
5. ___________________________ Designs a program that helps people stop smoking and focus on healthy
choices
6. ___________________________ Studies worker productivity and implements a program at Motorola that
helps increase worker motivation
7. ___________________________ Researchers conduct surveys worldwide to determine which nations have
the happiest citizens and why.
8. ___________________________ Works with returning veterans that have been diagnosed with PostTraumatic Stress Disorder
9. ___________________________ Helped design the new construction of a freeway system in California that
would lessen the impact of noise and pollution for the residents in the area
10. ___________________________ Conducts research on the effect of prejudice on newly-arrived immigrants
11. ___________________________ Tests students for learning disabilities
12. ___________________________ Studies the emotional changes that occur as a child matures
13. ___________________________ Works at the university of Chicago doing research on how Multiple
Sclerosis is related to destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons
14. ___________________________ Works in court of law evaluating the mental competence of defendants
15. ___________________________ If often hired by professional athletes who have anxiety and fear of failure
during performances.
16. ___________________________ Help designers create better airplane instrument panels that reduce
errors.
Subfields in Psychology
Subfield:
Definition/Type of Work:
Clinical psychologist
Works with diagnosis, causes, and
treatment of mental disorders
Cognitive psychologist
Research oriented and often study
mental processes
Community psychologist Develops & presents programs to
help maintain mental health & the
relationship between individuals and
their community
Counseling psychologist Works with people who exhibit
trouble coping with everyday
problems
Developmental
Study how people change over time
psychologist
and the developmental stages
across the human lifespan
Educational psychologist Studies issues related to how people
learn
Environmental
psychologist
Workplace
Universities, hospitals, private
practice, drug rehab
Universities, hospitals, lab settings
Community mental health centers
or educational centers
Educational settings, clinics,
private practice, hospitals
Universities, government-funded
programs
Universities, government-funded
programs
Interested in relationship between
human behavior & physical
environments
Forensic psychologist
Applies psychological principles to
legal issues
Positive psychologist
Researches human strengths and
virtues and focuses on positive
emotions
Health psychologist
Interested in promotion and
maintenance of good health, as well
as prevention of illness
Industrial/Organizational Works with psychological issues that
psychologist
are related to business and work
Neuropsychologist/
Investigate relationship between
Biopsychology
body & behavior, as well as central
nervous system disorders
Psychometric
Concerned with numerical methods
psychologist
& techniques used in psychology
(testing, scoring, & analyzing info)
School psychologist
Works to overcome educational
difficulties – works with individual
students 1 on 1 or in small groups
Universities, government-funded
programs
Social psychologist
Universities
Sports psychologist
Studies how society influences
individuals
Helps athletes refine focus &
improve motivation that
accompanies competition
Legal system, government, private
business
Universities, government
Hospitals, universities
Government, private business,
universities
Hospitals, universities
Laboratory
Elementary, middle, and secondary
schools
Teams, private business