Who was the Founder?
Psychological perspectives
Branches of Psychology
2009 Psychology Doctorates percentages
Top Occupations Employing Graduates with a BA in Psychology
100

Structuralism

Wilhelm Wundt

100

Structuralism

Understanding the conscious experience through introspection

100

What is Sensation and Perception? 

The area that focuses on both physiological aspects of sensory systems and the psychological experience of sensory information. 
100

University

26%

100

Rank 1

Mid- and top-level management (executive, administrator)

200

Who founded Functionalism

William James

200

Functionalism

Focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its enviroment 

200

What is Personality Psychology? 

It focuses on behaviors and thought patterns that are unique to each individual. 

200

Medical School

6%

200

Rank 3

Social Work

300

Who founded Classical Conditioning

Ivan Pavlov

300

Behaviorism

Focuses on observing and controlling behavior

300

What is Biopsychology? 

It is how Biological psychologists study how the structure and function of the nervous system generate behavior. 

300

Independent pratice

6%

300

Rank 5

Human resources (personnel, training)

400

Who founded Behaviorism

John B. Watson

400

Psychoanalytical Theory

Focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior

400

What is Social Psychology? 

It is how individuals interact and relate with others and how such interactions can affect behavior. 

400

Business or nonprofit

10%

400

Rank 7

Insurance, real estate, business

500

Who founded the Psychoanalytic Theory

Sigmund Freud

500

Gestalt Psychology

Focuses on humans as a whole rather than individual parts

500

What is Health Psychology? 

It is the branch that focuses on how individual health is directly related or affected by biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences. 

500

Hospital or health service

25%

500

Rank 9

Healthcare (nurse, pharmacist, therapist)