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    This document outlines various fields of specialization in psychology. It discusses 14 major specialties in psychology including clinical, counseling, industrial-organizational, and developmental psychology. It also lists 14 other specialties such as cognitive, consumer, cross-cultural, engineering, and health psychology. Filipino Psychology is noted as referring to psychological theory, knowledge, method and application developed through Filipino culture.

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    This document outlines various fields of specialization in psychology. It discusses 14 major specialties in psychology including clinical, counseling, industrial-organizational, and developmental psychology. It also lists 14 other specialties such as cognitive, consumer, cross-cultural, engineering, and health psychology. Filipino Psychology is noted as referring to psychological theory, knowledge, method and application developed through Filipino culture.

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    This document outlines various fields of specialization in psychology. It discusses 14 major specialties in psychology including clinical, counseling, industrial-organizational, and developmental psychology. It also lists 14 other specialties such as cognitive, consumer, cross-cultural, engineering, and health psychology. Filipino Psychology is noted as referring to psychological theory, knowledge, method and application developed through Filipino culture.

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    ᴪ FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION IN PSYCHOLOGY ᴪ

    MAJOR SPECIALTIES IN PSYCHOLOGY


    1. Clinical Psychology. This specialty deals with the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and behavioral
    problems such as mental illness, drug addiction, marital and family conflicts. A psychiatrist is different from a
    clinical psychologist in that while the former is a medical doctor who can prescribe drugs, a clinical
    psychologist cannot. However both can perform therapy on individuals with emotional, mental and behavioral
    problems.
    2. Counseling Psychology. This is concerned with personal issues such as academic, social and emotional
    problems. Counseling psychologist deal with less serious problem than clinical psychologist.
    3. Industrial-Organizational Psychology. This deals with the application of psychological principles and research
    methods in the workplace in the interest of improving productivity and the quality of worklife. It involves the
    selection of people most suitable for particular jobs, development of training programs, an identifying the
    determinants of consumer behavior.
    4. Developmental Psychology. This involves the physiological, cognitive and social development and the factors
    that shape behavior from birth to old age (i.e. person’s life span)
    5. Social Psychology. This focuses on how people think, influence and relate with one another and on the ways
    other people influence attitudes and behavior (i.e. group behavior, leadership, social influence)
    6. Experimental Psychology. This employs behavioral and cognitive perspectives as well as experimental
    methods in studying how people react to sensory stimuli, perceive the world, learn and remember and
    respond.
    7. School and Educational Psychology. This deals with the evaluation of learning and emotional problems of
    individuals in schools.

    OTHER SPECIALTIES IN PSYCHOLOGY


    1. Cognitive Psychology. This is the study of human thinking and information processing abilities.
    2. Consumer Psychology. This deals with the activities directly involved in selecting, obtaining and using
    products, services and ideas to satisfy needs and desires, including decision processes that precede and follow
    these actions.
    3. Cross-Cultural Psychology. This is the study of culture’s role in understanding behavior, thoughts and
    emotions.
    4. Engineering/Human Factors Engineering Psychology. This is the study of how people and machines are
    related and to improve this relationship.
    5. Environmental Psychology. This deals with the relationship between humans and the environment.
    6. Forensic Psychology. This applies psychology to the law and legal proceedings.
    7. Health Psychology. This is the study of the cognitive, affective, behavioral and interpersonal factors affecting
    health and illness.
    8. Neuropsychology. This deals with the diagnosis and rehabilitation of mental disorders.
    9. Peace Psychology. This is the study of the psychological aspects of violence, social inequalities, peacemaking
    and the pursuit of social justice.
    10. Personality Psychology. This is the study of individual differences and the development of personality theories
    and tests for assessing personality traits.
    11. Physiological/Biological Psychology. This employs the biological perspective and seeks to discover the
    relationships between biological process and behavior.
    12. Political Psychology. This interdisciplinary field studies the influence of psychological processes on political
    behavior and the effect of the political system on the thoughts, feelings, and motives of individuals.
    13. Psychology of Women. This emphasizes the importance of promoting research on women.
    14. Sports Psychology. This applies theories and knowledge in psychology to enhance the performance of athletes
    and coaches.
    **Filipino Psychology (Sikolohiyang Pilipino). This refers to psychological theory, knowledge, method and
    application developed through the Filipino Culture.

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