Subdisciplines of psychology
I had to do this at work, and I thought that maybe someone would find this useful, like writers or people who think about studying psychology.
Itās a list about the subdisciplines of psychology, with a short definition and a few examples on topic areas. I only included theĀ ābigā subdisciplines (which also happen to be a part of my curriculum), so the list is not exhaustive.
General psychology ā This field studies psychological features that all people have in common (e.g. emotions, perception, memory, learning, motivation)
Developmental psychology ā This field studies how humans change over the course of their life (e.g. cognitive developement, identity formation, self-concept, language acquisition)
Differential psychology ā This field studies the differences between individual people in regard to psychological features (e.g. personality, intelligence, creativity, interests)
Biological psychology ā This field studies the relationship between biological processes and experiencing & behaviour (e.g. consciousness, sensation, emotion, control of movement, medical disorders like Alzheimer, Schizophrenia or drug addiction)
Social psychology ā This field studies the effects of the (actual or imagined) presence of other people to the behaviour of an individual (e.g. group dynamics, persuasion, interpersonal attraction, attitudes)
Educational psychology ā This field studies human learning (e.g. test anxiety, learning disabilities like dyslexia, motivation, intelligence, aspects of teaching)
Psychological diagnostics ā This field studies how to asses psychological features through scientific measures and methods (e.g. quality criteria, behavioural observation, test development)
Clinical psychology ā This field studies the biological, social, developmental,behavioural, cognitive and emotional basis of metal Ā Ā illness, as well as the effects of mental illness on experiencing and Ā Ā behaviour (e.g. phobias, therapy, classification (ICD-10, DSM-IV), Ā Ā depression)
Health psychology ā This field studies the preservation of Ā health, including the research and development of health-promoting and prevention measures (e.g. stress management, coping, psychoneuroimmunology, ecopsychology)
Work and organizational psychology ā This field studies the experiencing and behaviour of people in their work environment, as well as the interactions between the individual and the organisation (e.g. commitment, work-life-balance, team effectiveness, occupational stress)
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