These are the different career paths for students deciding to pursue psychology majors.

1. DHIVEHI DILEMMAS
What are the different career paths for a psychology student?
CAREERS IN
PSYCHOLOGY

2. What are the career paths option for a psychology student?
CAREER IN
PSYCHOLOGY
DHIVEHI DILEMMAS

3. - There are many career opportunities for anyone studying psychology
- It is interesting and applicable in many areas of expertise
- It provides the opportunity to help others
- It is still a young discipline not only in Maldives, but also around the world
- It will help you become a better human being
- The learning never stops
- The opportunity to work both behind the desk or out in the field
- The society benefits tremendously by psychologists
- It is scientific and based on research
- It is fun
PSYCHOLOGY IS A DIVERSE
FIELD

4. WHAT ARE THE CAREER PATHS
IN PSYCHOLOGY?

5. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Clinical psychologists assess and treat mental, emotional and
behavioural disorders

6. COGNITIVE & PERCEPTUAL
PSYCHOLOGISTS
Cognitive & Perceptual psychologist study human perception,
thinking and memory

7. COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGISTS
Community psychologists work to strengthen the abilities of
communities, settings, organisations, and broader social systems to
meet people’s needs

8. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGISTS
Counselling psychologists help people recognise their strengths and
resources to cope with everyday problems and serious adversity

9. DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGISTS
Developmental psychologists study the psychological development
of the human being that takes place throughout life

10. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Educational psychologists concentrate on how effective teaching
and learning take place

11. ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGISTS
Engineering psychologists conduct research on how people work
best with machines

12. ENVIRONMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGISTS
Environmental psychologists study the dynamics of person-
environment interactions

13. EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGISTS
Evolutionary psychologists study how evolutionary principles such
as mutation, adaptation, and selective fitness influence thought,
feeling, and behavior

14. EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Experimental psychologists are interested in a wide range of
psychological phenomena, including cognitive processes,
comparative psychology (cross-species comparisons), and learning
and conditioning

15. FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGISTS
Forensic psychologists apply psychological principles to legal
issues. Their expertise is often essential within the judicial system

16. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGISTS
Health psychologists specialise in how biological, psychological, and
social factors affect health and illness

17. INDUSTRIAL/ORGANISATIONAL (I/O)
PSYCHOLOGISTS
Industrial/organisational (I/O) psychologists apply psychological
principles and research methods to workplace in the interest of
improving productivity, health, and the quality of work life

18. NEUROPSYCHOLOGISTS (AND BEHAVIOR
NEUROPSYCHOLOGISTS)
Neuropsychologists (and behavioural neurologists) explore the
relationships between brain systems and behavior

19. QUANTITATIVE AND MEASUREMENT
PSYCHOLOGISTS
Quantitative and measurement psychologists focus on methods and
techniques for designing experiments and analysing psychological
data

20. REHABILITATION
PSYCHOLOGISTS
Rehabilitation psychologists work with stroke and accident victims,
people with intellectual disabilities, and those with developmental
disabilities caused by such conditions as cerebral palsy, epilepsy,
and autism

21. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
School psychologists are engaged in the delivery of comprehensive
psychological services to children, adolescents, and families in
schools and other applied settings

22. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Social psychologists study how a person’s mental life and behavior
are shaped by interactions with other people

23. SPORTS PSYCHOLOGISTS
Sports psychologists help athletes refine their focus on competition
goals, become more motivated, and learn to deal with anxiety and
fear of failure that often accompany competition