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ON-LINE RESOURCES IN PSYCHOLOGY
www.apa.org/ Home page of the American Psychological Association. A comprehensive site for an overall view of the field. There are many links to diverse areas of psychology. www.psychologicalscience.org/ Home page of the American Psychological Society. This organization’s goal is to emphasize "scientifically-oriented" psychology. Check out the links. www.psychwww.com/ This site has lots of psychologically related information for students and teachers of psychology.
Careers www.psychwww.com/careers/ You will find many excellent links for careers in psychology. This also shows fields where a psychology major, minor or course work is applicable. www.apa.org/students/careers/ Whether you are a student tying to find a major or a Ph.D. looking for employment resources this site provides career sources, job, salary, employment and publication information. www.apa.org/students/brochure Download this brochure describing psychology careers in the future and much more.
Adult Development/Aging www.aoa.dhhs.gov/ US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging. Good source of demographic data on the graying of America. www.agingstats.gov Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being. The first federal chartbook of statistics in aging collected by 75 federal agencies. www.realage.com An online assessment based on questions from 125 categories including medical, genetic, psychological, lifestyle, and environmental risks for determining biological age (Roizen, 1999). The authors hope is putting health promotion and disease information in an understandable form will motivate individuals to live healthier. www.mnaging.org Minnesota Board of Aging. Offers some resources , description of programs and services and online Benefits Assessment Program
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