Survery question: anyone specializing?

[PsychMode]

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For everyone doing interested in or enrolled in psychology PhD/PsyD program, what specialization are you going into: forensic, neuro, sport, health, school, psychopharmacology, experimental psychopathology, community, another specialization, not specializing, or getting a dual degree?

 

[lazure]

Child, Adolescent and Family.... adults are too predictable 😉

 

[PsychMode]

I'm leaning toward clinical health psych with, hopefully, an MPH (epidemiology/ biostatistics) right now. I'm also considering neuropsych instead. Third option, forensic, which I would still have as an option if I could get into neuropsych. As you can see, I'm still kind of mulling over my options.

 

[lazure]

As you can see, I'm still kind of mulling over my options.

You should be 🙂 and keep your options open ...

 

[Kushkeeee]

I am not sure what category of specialization I would fall under, but my two main focal areas of interest are the following:

Substance Abuse/Addiction
PTSD and Trauma (as it relates to rape victims)

Does anyone know what "category" of specialization either of these two might fall under?

I am also interested in victimizatin as it relates to abusive relationships and domestic violence, as well as child abuse.

 

[PsychMode]

I am not sure what category of specialization I would fall under, but my two main focal areas of interest are the following:

Substance Abuse/Addiction
PTSD and Trauma (as it relates to rape victims)

Does anyone know what "category" of specialization either of these two might fall under?

I am also interested in victimizatin as it relates to abusive relationships and domestic violence, as well as child abuse.

I think those fall under clinical psych, though you can probably still pursue those under counseling psych, too. Basically, if a professor in the program you are applying to is interested in that, then it doesn't matter which one it it. Substance abuse/addiction, that could fall under health psych/behavioral medicine (psych, not m.d.). So many categories!!

 

[Sanman]

I want to go into neuropsych. Probably developmental, though possibly medical or forensic neruopsych. Also i'm interested in sleep psych.

 

[twiggers]

FOcusing strictly on child and adolescent...with my focus population being autism, ADD, ODD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders (Fragile X as well). Would like to explore comorbidity between these disorders and other abnormal behaviors such as bipolar disorder overlapping with autism spectrum, and ODD with fragile X.