What are career options in psychology?
Clinical Psychologists assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. These range from short-term crises, such as difficulties resulting from adolescent rebellion, to more severe, chronic conditions such as schizophrenia. Cognitive and perceptual psychologists study human perception, thinking, and memory. Counseling psychologists help people recognize their strengths and resources to cope with their problems. Developmental psychologists study the psychological development of the human being that takes place throughout life. Educational psychologists concentrate on how effective teaching and learning take place. Engineering psychologists conduct research on how people work best with machines. Evolutionary psychologists study how evolutionary principles such as mutation, adaptation, and selective fitness influence human thought, feeling, and behavior. Experimental psychologists are interested in a wide range of psychological phenomena, including cognitive processes, compar
