Applied Psychology

This well established book selects various themes in psychology, places them into context and then discusses established theories and current research. This ensures that psychology is brought 'down to earth' and students can see the applications of the discipline and possibly discover what branch of psychology they may follow in their career. The authors are all experienced practitioners and lecturers in psychology, and they each discuss their own branch of the subject, looking at questions such as: *What do clinical psychologists do? *What is offender profiling? *What are the educational implications of Piaget's theory? *What is environmental psychology? *What is the future of educational psychology? *Is there a sporting personality?

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Introduction to applied psychology: what is applied psychology?; the special role of the applied psychologist; challenges to applied psychologists. Part 2 Clinical psychology: what is clinical psychology?; what do clinical psychologists do?; the development of clinical psychology; theory, research and applications; the future of clinical psychology; exercises. Part 3 Criminological psychology: what is criminological psychology?; what do criminological psychologists do?; the development of criminological psychology; theory, research and applications; the future of criminological psychology; exercises. Part 4 Educational psychology: what is educational psychology? what do educational psychologists do?; the development of educational psychology, theory, research and applications. Part 5 Environmental psychology: what is environmental psychology?; what do environmental psychologists do?; the development of environmental psychology; theory, research and applications; the future of environmental psychology; exercises. Part 6 Health psychology: what is health psychology?; what do health psychologists do? the development of health psychology; theory, research and applications; the future of health psychology; exercises. Part 7 Occupational psychology: what is occupational psychology?; what do occupational psychologists do?; the development of occupational psychology; theory, research, applications; the future of occupational psychology; exercises. Part 8 Sport psychology: what is sport psychology?; what do sport psychologists do?; the development of sport psychology; theory, research and applications; the future of sport psychology; exercises. Appendix: the major theoretical approaches within applied psychology; methods for the production of research and practice data; the code of conduct and ethical principles for conducting research with human participants.