Brief Slide show that covers the major areas of contemporary psychology

2.  Describe the different fields of psychology
 Generate a research question for each field of psychology

3.  Focuses on the diagnosis
and treatment of
psychological disorders
and other problematic
patterns of behavior.
 Related: counseling
psychology which focuses
on emotional, social,
vocational and health-
related outcomes in
psychologically healthy
individuals

4.  Explores how our biology
influences our behavior

5. SENSAT
ION
AND
PERCEP
TION
The study of the
physiological and
psychological experience of
sensory information

6.  Focus on studying thoughts and their relationship to
experiences and actions

7.  Study of development across the
lifespan focusing on physical,
cognitive and social-emotional
areas of individuals

8.  Focus on the patterns and thoughts that make each individual
unique. Theories focus on development of personality but also
traits
• Each of the dimensions of the Five
Factor model is shown in this figure.
The provided description would
describe someone who scored highly
on that given dimension. Someone
with a lower score on a given
dimension could be described in
opposite terms.

9.  Focus on how we interact with
and relate to others including
how a person’s behavior can be
affected by the presence of others
and how we think about others.

10.  Sub-field that applies psychological theories, principles and
research findings in industrial and organizational settings.
 I-O psyc
 Help companies improve morale, hiring decisions, workplace
environment, etc

11.  Focuses on how health is
affected by the interaction
of biological, psychological
and sociocultural factors.
• The biopsychosocial model suggests that health/illness is
determined by an interaction of these three factors.

12.  Studies psychological
aspects of sport
performance, including
motivation, performance
anxiety, as well as effects
of sports on mental and
emotional well-being.