Name: Majoring in Psychology By Jeffrey L. Helms
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Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals by Jeffrey L. Helms

Updated to reflect the latest data in the field, the second edition of Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals remains the most comprehensive and accessible text for psychology majors available today. * The new edition incorporates the most up-to-date research, as well as recent changes to the GRE * Reveals the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and shows students how to prepare for a career or to continue with graduate study in the field * Features a wide range of supplemental exercises and materials plus topical contributions written by national and international figures in their respective psychology subfields * Online support materials for instructors include Powerpoint slides and test banks to support each chapter

About Jeffrey L. Helms

Jeffrey L. Helms is Professor of Psychology at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Helms, a licensed psychologist and member of the American Psychological Association, currently maintains a small private consulting practice that focuses on executive coaching and organizational, academic, and forensic consultation. Daniel T. Rogers is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Kennesaw State University. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Rogers is also a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Personality Assessment.

List of Boxes xviii List of Tables xxi Preface xxii Acknowledgments xxiv About the Website xxvi Part I Majoring in Psychology 1 1 Why Major in Psychology? 3 2 Succeeding in College: Transitions, Strategies, and Resources 15 3 Succeeding in the Psychology Major: Adjustments, Common Difficulties, and Strategies 38 4 Assessing and Developing Career Goals 57 5 Using your Bachelor s Degree: Preparing for the Job Market 76 6 The Preprofessional Degree: Preparing for Graduate School 102 7 The Preprofessional Degree: Applying to Graduate School 122 Part II The Subfields of Psychology 169 8 Careers in Research: Experimental, Developmental, Social, Cognitive, and Biopsychology 171 9 Careers in Industrial and Organizational Psychology 194 10 Careers in Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology 217 11 Careers in Educational and School Psychology 248 12 Careers in Exercise and Sport Psychology 266 13 Careers in Health Psychology 283 14 Careers in Neuropsychology 298 15 Careers in Forensic Psychology 315 16 Careers in Academe 339 17 Assessing the Career Outlook for the Psychology Major 361 Index 371

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9781118741030

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111874103X

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Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals by Jeffrey L. Helms

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Jeffrey L. Helms

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John Wiley & Sons Inc

Year published

20150529

Number of pages

424

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