Clinical Psychologists

• Clinical psychologists are the people who work with patients who have mental disorders. They treat a broad range of people, from those with everyday problems to people with schizophrenia.
  
  

Counseling Psychologists

• This career is similar to the clinical psychologist, but counseling psychologists help people deal with everyday problems. They do not work with severe mental disorders.
  
  

Educational Psychologists

• These psychologists work to ensure a productive educational environment for students. They focus on applying methods of how learning takes place.
  
  

Experimental Psychologists

• Experimental psychologists conduct experiments to test psychological hypotheses. They do research on animals and humans.
  
  

Forensic Psychologists

• Forensic psychologists apply psychological methods to legal issues. They are used often in divorce court to judge which parent a child is best suited to live with. They also do research on how the law affects the population.
  
  

Industrial/organizational Psychologists

• I/O psychologists study the affects of jobs and working places on workers. They may also be human resource specialists or staff trainers.