psychology vocab chapter three

Question 1

Psychologist

Answer 1

someone who studies the mind and behavior

Question 2

clinical psychologist

Answer 2

a mental health professional with highly specialized training in the diagnosis and psychological treatment of mental, behavioral, and emotional illnesses, including obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 3

counseling psychologist

Answer 3

a psychological specialty that encompasses research and applied for work in several broad domains

Question 4

Psychiatry

Answer 4

the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior

Question 5

developmental psychologist

Answer 5

study how people grow and adapt at different life stages

Question 6

educational psychologist

Answer 6

Psychologists working in the field of education study how people learn and retain knowledge

Question 7

community psychologist

Answer 7

-studies the individuals’ contexts within communities and the wider society, and the relationships of the individual to communities and society

Question 8

industrial/organizational psychologist

Answer 8

-Industrial and organizational psychology which is also known as occupational psychology, organizational psychology, or work and organizational psychology

Question 9

experimental psychologist

Answer 9

scientific methods to collect data and perform research