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Savremeni autori produbljuju uvide o kreativnom procesu ispitujući homospacijalno mišljenje zasnovano na ukrštanju udaljenih asocijacija koje su suprotstavljene u razvoju novih ideja. Upitno je da li se ukrštanje zasniva isključivo na pret-postavkama semiotičke raznorodnosti, ili pak emocije imaju izvesnu ulogu u povezivanju različitih asocijacija. Cilj ovog istraživanja je ispitati razlike između sadržaja koji izazivaju kongruentne i nekongruentne emocionalne doživljaje u pogle-du njihovog delovanja na kreativnu produkciju. Stepen kon-gruentnosti emocionalnog doživljaja kontrolisan je na dimen-zijama valence i pobuđenosti. U eksperimentu su učestvovali studenti dramskih umetnosti (N = 32), a za vizuelnu stimu-laciju korišćena je IAPS baza (International Affective Picture System): Ukrštanjem 32 fotografije napravljeno je 56 super-poniranih vizuelnih kompozicija u kojima su vrednosti valence i pobuđenosti sistematski varirane, tako da se uzorak sastojao od kompozicija izrazitog, umerenog i odsutnog kontrasta kako na dimenziji valence tako i pobuđenosti, kao i kompozicija koje su u potpunosti neutralne jer imaju srednje vrednosti na obe dimenzije. Nakon izlaganja od studenata je traženo da za svaku kompoziciju smisle kreativan naslov, dok je kreativnost merena pomoću koeficijenata zasnovanih na proceni original-nosti i intencionalnosti odgovora. Analizom varijanse potvrđen je efekat kontrasta na dimenziji valence, ali ne i pobuđenosti. Kontrast valence pozitivno je koreliran sa kreativnošću i može biti njen prediktor. Rezultati proširuju uvide o homospacijalnom mišljenja i delimično mogu biti objašnjeni psihodinamskim konceptom reparacije, potvrđujući pritom značajnu ulogu am-bivalencije u generativnim procesima.
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The contribution of emotional quotient and its dimensions to the students’ language achievement have been widely acknowledged; however, the association between the two variables has been varied in different contexts. In this vein, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional quotient (EQ) and language achievement (LA) of Iranian EFL students, and the extent to which EQ components can predict their language achievement. To this end, 138 undergraduate Iranian EFL learners from three different Iranian universities in Shiraz, Iran were selected through the census sampling technique to participate in the study. General English questions (adapted from university entrance exam) and the Persian validated version of the Schutte Self-report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) were employed to collect data on language achievement and emotional quotient, respectively and SPSS software was used to analyze the data. A total of 103 students, aged 18 to 27, returned the questionnaires. Findings revealed a significant correlation between EFL learners’ EQ and their LA, while EQ explained 6.7% of the variability of students’ LA, and none of the subscales of the EQ had a linear relationship with LA. Given the positive correlation between EQ and LA, educational policy-makers and education providers are recommended to focus on these factors that can leverage students’ and teachers’ emotions in the learning environment.
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Crucial to this study is to compare the content of the love and hate scripts of persons diagnosed with antisocial personality. The literature points to the antisocial persons have some specific schemas and scripts which determined their strong incapacity for love and the tendency to violence, anger and hate. There were examined 50 prisoners with antisocial personality disorder, 30 prisoners without antisocial personality disorders, and 50 men non-prisoners without the antisocial tendencies. The subject matter of the analysis was narrative monological discourse. All participants had to describe the situations presented at the photographs: the love meeting and the quarrel. Then, the comparisons of the content of two scripts were done. The results show the antisocial persons possess emotional knowledge linked to faulty beliefs, but they have problems in recognizing valence of emotions. They use cognitive strategies which elicit the difficulties in understanding the emotions
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The thesis introduces two basic approaches to interpretation and working with dreams: interpretation of a dream on both objective and subjective levels. Interpretation of a dream on the objective level suggests, that a dream in symbolic forms of animals or unknown characters depicts those people who are close to the dreamer in the real life. Interpretation of a dream on the subjective level suggests, that elements in the dream, including animals or unknown characters, reflects the dreamer himself. The thesis focuses specifically on the interpretation of dreams at the subjective level, it defines the main representatives of this approach and outlines the basic background of this approach. In conclusion, the author presents a discussion where, by comparing the current knowledge in the dreaming theory, he considers the relevance of the dream interpretation at the subjective level and supports his theoretical views.
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The article highlights the student's position, as well as the student's mission ininquiry-based learning. Teaching science exclusively in the traditional consecrated form isnot a sufficient condition to develop student's ability to ask unique questions to boththemselves and their classmates. Teaching the sciences only in teacher-centered formimplies a reduced dynamization of the student's activity in the educational process,compared to the dynamism acquired by students in inquiry-based learning. The impact toimprove teaching process by developing the ability to ask questions and seek answers isdiscussed. The mechanism that can stimulate students' activities in the context of inquirybased learning has been analyzed.
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Anger is a fundamental emotion. It is also one of the basic human emotions, namely one that is experienced by all people. Fear, anger, sorrow, joy, disgust, acceptance, anticipation, and surprise are among the most cited to take part in the basic emotions range. (Picard, p. 6) Anger is considered a natural and mostly automatic response to adverse acts. The present article will, therefore, look into how to better understand anger, its origins as a basic human emotion, its biological and psychological characteristics, and its place in the life of the individual and of the community, as well as in a cultural system we may share and inherit. Last but not least, it is our intention to identify and describe various strategies and techniques used by educators, coaches and therapists in teaching and promoting anger management and to highlight those strategies and interventions that might also prove useful for the daily routine of different segments of first-liners working with children and youth vulnerable to radicalisation and violent extremism.
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Animal assisted therapy is an alternative treatment method based on human-animal interaction, used as complementary to the main therapy in order to cure and enhance the living conditions in individuals affected by chronic diseases or mental disorders. Animal assisted therapy is known to be used as a complementary therapy in many illnesses and disorders such as widespread developmental disorder, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, loneliness, anxiety and depression. In various researches carried out abroad, duly conducted therapies along with an expert and competent team has given positive results. In our country, the number of studies conducted in this area is limited. In this review which tries to study animal assisted therapy in multiple dimensions, the definition, history, areas of use of animal assisted therapy and the animal species used in the treatment have been presented, and the different lifestyle applications such as childhood and old age have been interpreted. Given the positive results of animal assisted therapy in the treatment of illnesses and mental disorders, it is believed that its implementation as a complementary therapy in our country, trials of varying animal species in the treatment and its practice in other mental disorders and illnesses will be of benefit.
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The work of psychologists in the national security system (NSS) which implies institutions such as: the police, the army, prisons, private security agencies, courts, political departments of security or other agencies) is quite different from the psychological work applied in areas out of it, in its tasks as well as in the authorities or ethical standards. Despite the base in the psychological science and principles as their similarities, differences are evident in the need of application of those principles: application in special contexts and aims, which defer from the civilian sector, as well as the legislation that covers those specific sectors, professions, and professionals. That need means understanding and knowledge in the non-psychological sciences related to those contexts, given that psychological principles need to be appropriately used for these specific tasks. This does not exclude the classical psychological (psychotherapeutic) work in the NSS, but is important to point out its different place, authorities, treatment, and content, in case it is used as part of this sector. The aim of this work is oriented to short introduction of applied psychology and scientific sub-branches in psychologists in the NSS, to aid to their appropriate implementation in this sector. Additional upgrading of psychologists in related non-psychological sciences for this sector is important in the form of education and trainings, as well as some procedures of selection, certification, and appropriate legislation additions. Specifics in academic, research and practical role issues and standards will be discussed.
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Little has been done globally to ethnographically (and holistically) study and understand the lives of heavy Internet users, with insufficient qualitative research (that is, exploratory, descriptive, inductive) published throughout the world. This article presents the findings from qualitative semi-structured interviews with five psychologists, who were asked about their understanding of addiction and Problematic Internet Use. The findings demonstrate the complexity of the field and the possibility of co-morbidity, suggesting that so-called “Internet abuse” or multiple derivatives of the label are inaccurate and unhelpful. In-depth qualitative research is needed to add depth and insight to this highly topical area, where a myriad of scales are being put forward, tested and validated from one hegemonic paradigm within this field. Further nuanced understandings of Internet use need to be developed to work towards constructing theories and pedagogies that help to understand and address digital pathologies successfully.
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According to Jung, the term archetype is synonymous with Plato's 'original ideas' and plays a key role in understanding mythological images. Archetypes, which are special psychic phenomena that bring body and psyche together, are not vivid images, such as images of memory, the product of a person's past lives. With their unique energies, archetypal patterns wait to be released in the psyche, and they are released in the form of creative acts, symbols, myths, dreams, and films. An archetypal form, if it is released, takes the form of symbols and images, and acts through the unifying opposites. This may be one of the reasons why cinema is considered an effective the analytical psychology tool. In cinema based on a fictional fantasy, a symbolic state in a formal and structural position can create a meaning equivalent to our spiritual state. The archetypal images of individuation, which are persona, shadow, anima-animus, and the Self, and which play a very important role in the formation of personality, have a central place in Jungian analytical psychology. Jung uses the term ‘individuation’ to illustrate the process by which a person becomes a psychologically indivisible unity or wholeness. The aim of this study is to determine the appearance of archetypal images within Bruce Beresford's Tender Mercies and their role in the process of individuation. In Tender Mercies, which was analyzed by archetypal criticism, it was seen that the main character Sledge's search for meaning and the psychological transformation that he began to live in coincided with Jung's concept of individuation.
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The cookery profession is an important branch of art in terms of providing the same taste and continuity of the business. The concept of burnout is a concept that reduces the performance of the cooks, causes them to move away from their work and reduces the productivity. In this study, it was aimed to determine the burnout levels of cooks working under heavy and heavy conditions. Firstly, the literature review was conducted and it was determined that such a study on cooks had not been done before and this study was carried out in order to contribute to the literature. In the light of the data obtained from Maslach Burnout Inventory applied to 127 cooks in Kars province, burnout levels of cookery were determined. As a result of the analysis, it was found that there was no significant difference between the chefs in terms of burnout subdimensions according to gender, marital status, education level and partially significant differences in burnout levels according to experience, income and age. It was found that the average of the cookery participating in the study was in the emotional exhaustion sub-dimension (x̄: 1.54), the average in the depersonalization sub-dimension (x̄: 1.59) and the average in the personal achievement sub-dimension (x̄: 2.04). As a result, it was determined that the cookery experienced low levels of burnout.
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This article deals with the concern regarding the studying of the relationship between the professional performance of a military man and his family, as well as the interest of decision makers on this issue. The author brings into attention the most recent results of psychological and sociological research in this fi led.
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Our work is based on a common sense observation of the relational difficulties betweenparents and teenagers, trying to place emphasis on their perspective on the familyenvironment. The psycho-social investigation followed the analysis of student opinionregarding the quality of the family environment as a whole, as well as on the following levels:the frequency and quality of communication, manifestation of affection, mutual gratificationand encouragement, giving the right to an opinion and the exercising of autonomy. A deeperknowledge of the problems which could influence adolescent behaviour could serve as astarting point for practical attempts at educational counselling.
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The purpose of experimental research was establishing the role of self-esteem and kind of threat for self-presentation attractiveness in social sphere and intellectual among women and men. Research carried out in group of 120 persons showed that self-esteem differentiated self-presentation attractiveness to different manner among women and men. In female group, independently on situation and declared effort to express definite features, low self-esteem subjects were more attractive in social sphere than high self-esteem persons, however, they did not differ in attractiveness of instrumental sphere. Then in group of man, independently on situation, high self-esteem persons were more attractive in instrumental sphere than low self-esteem persons, but in social sphere, in neutral situation equal as well as social threats, low-self-esteem people were estimated higher than high self-esteem people. Research have showed small sex differences in range of motivation and attractiveness of self-presentation.
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Aim: The aims of the present study are three-fold. Firstly, to investigate the use of different attachment and coping strategies among members of the security services of the Czech Republic, and explore the level of experienced mental overload. Secondly, to examine the relationship between the constructs employed in the study. In considering theoretical background and previous research (Janke & Erdmann, 2002; Johnstone & Feeney, 2015; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2012) we expect a negative relationship between positive coping strategies and experienced mental overload, but a positive association between negative coping strategies and experienced mental overload. Also, it is hypothesized that hyperactivation and deactivation will be positively related with mental overload. Thirdly, to explore the incremental validity of hyperactivation and deactivation strategies over and above demographics and coping strategies in predicting mental overload. The wider goal is to consider the potential utilization of attachment and coping strategies in selection procedures in members of the security services. Method: The research includes members of four security services of the Czech Republic and the sample contained 130 respondents. The mean age of the sample is M = 39.22 years; SD = 9.07 in range of 21 to 64. The sample consisted of N = 83 female (M = 40.74, SD = 10.85), and N = 47 male (M = 38.36, SD = 7.82). Subjects included information about their level of education and the position in which they were employed. Whole teams were included from 4 security services with representatives from both types of positions; back offices as well as a direct duty performance. Participants filled in measures for attachment strategies of hyperactivation and deactivation (EWR-I, Seitl, Seitlová & Střelec, 2017), positive and negative coping strategies (SVF-78, Janke & Erdmannová, 2003), and mental overload (Meister Questionnaire, Hladký & Žídková, 1999). Results: Both attachment and coping strategies were averagely used by the subjects of our study, while the mental overload was somewhat lower than the norm. In particular, the T-scores were 43.41 (hyperactivation), 48.88 (deactivation), 57.80 (positive coping), 43.62 (negative coping), and 40.14 (mental overload). The results from the correlational analysis showed that hyperactivation, deactivation, and negative coping strategies were significantly positively related with experiencing mental overload, which is in line with the expectations. Contrary to our hypothesis, positive coping wasn’t significantly related with mental overload. Additionally, a negative association between positive coping and deactivation, and a positive relation among hyperactivation and negative coping showed to be significant. Focusing on the categories of negative coping, it was found that the strategies of escape tendency (escape from stressful situations), perseveration (being unable to break off from one’s thoughts), and resignation (tendency to give up with feelings of helplessness or hopelessness) were significantly positively associated with mental overload. However, a partial correlation between these strategies and mental overload, controlling for hyperactivation and deactivation, was not significant. In the first step of the regression model the variables included: sex, age, education, and position; which explained 8% of the variance in experiencing mental overload. In the second step, negative coping was added, and significantly improved in prediction of mental overload, explaining 16 % of the variance. The final step included hyperactivation and deactivation and there was a significant increment of ΔR² = .24 over and above demographics and negative coping. In the final model the variables of sex (β = .18, t = 2.08, p < .05), education (β = .21, t = 2.57, p < .01), hyperactivation (β = 19, t = 1.96, p < .05), and deactivation (β = .25, t = 3.11, p < .01) were significant predictors of mental overload. Conclusion: Our study shows that the attachment strategies of hyperactivation and deactivation were superior predictors of mental overload. Individuals with insecure attachment (hyperactivating or deactivating) when coping with threats (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2012) are prone to experiencing mental overload. The results suggest that the construct of attachment strategies is more important in predicting workplace overload, compared to negative coping. These findings are analyzed in the discussion and possibilities for further research are given. The main limitation of the study is the specificity of the sample.
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The article provides an overview of audio description landscape in Russia and Greece. It dwells upon the legal issues of providing audio description, comparing national legislation on media accessibility and Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons, and their impact on the development of media accessibility services in these countries. Special attention is focused on describers’ training both as degree training and further education courses. It also highlights insufficient financial support of accessibility services as one of the reasons for the slow development of Audio Description in Russia and Greece. The article analyzes the new opportunities for providing media accessibility, such as mobile applications and voluntary projects. It also presents an example of a service which can be viewed as a best practice to be shared and spread across other countries – an application Искусство.Вслух (Art.Vocally) with audio descriptions of theatre plays voiced by prominent actors and actresses, that was funded by one of the biggest banks of Russia. The article concludes by listing the possible solutions which might spur the development of Russian and Greek audio description
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A collection of articles discussing the issues of health and disability in respect of psychological and cultural conditions. The authors describe the impact of cultural factors on taking care of health as well as the perception and social functioning of people affected by such disabilities as type 2 diabetes, hearing impairment, autism or intellectual disability. This interdisciplinary publication makes a significant contribution to the modern psychology of rehabilitation and is addressed to psychologists, sociologists, pedagogues, doctors, nurses, social workers and all those people who are interested in the cultural context of health and disability.
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