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We spend big part of our lives in partnership relations, and they are very important to us, because they provide us with safety and opportunity to be creative and free in researching our environment (Stefanovic – Stanojevic, 2012). The study research the interconnection of the secure, preoccupied, fearful and avoidant patterns of partner attachment and working styles Be perfect, Please others, Try hard, Be strong and Hurry up. The research was conducted on the sample of 138 participants, and instruments used for testing pattern of partner attachment were Close Relationships Questionnaire (Bartholomew & Shaver, 1988) and Julie Hay’s Questionnaire for Working styles (Hay, 2009). The research showed that there is a statistically significant correlation between secure pattern of partner attachment and working style Please others (r=0.243, p<0.01), Hurry up (r=0.211, p<0.05) and Be strong (r=0.171, p<0.05). Fearful pattern of partner attachment is in positively correlation with work styles Please others (r=0.189, p<0.05), Hurry up (r=0.181, p<0.05) and Be strong (r=0.177, p<0.05). Preoccupied pattern of partner attachment is in positive correlation with working styles Please others (r=0.277, p<0.01), Hurry up (r=0.215, p<0.05) and Be strong (r=0.171, p<0.05). Dismissing pattern of partner attachment is in positive correlation with working style Be strong (r=0.170, p<0.05).
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Having in mind the fact that there are over 2 billion users of various social networks in the world, which are largely based on ways of presenting individuals, we believe that it is important to examine how the adolescents present in social networks. Specifically, we are interested in whether we can talk about the different ways of presenting adolescents in relation to the environment in which it happens, the reality and the virtual world created by the social networks.The study was conducted on a sample of 99 students of third and fourth graders from four secondary schools in the Tuzla Canton, and for investigating self-perception self-discrepancy scale was used. The study was conducted in two stages, the first stage of the data collected in the form of paper-pen, while the second time (after two months) data collected through the Internet, through specially designed platform.The study results suggest the existence of differences in self-perception of adolescents in reality and in the virtual environment. In fact, demonstrated a significantly more pronounced value self-perception of adolescents in the virtual environment (which is tested online mode of data collection) This conclusion is confirmed by the results of the Wilcoxon test in the following facets of self-perception: the emotional self (z = -6.86, p <0.01) social self (z = -7.55, p <0.01) and cognitive self (z = -8.25, p <0.01). These results could be understood as the need of adolescents to present themselves in a better way in virtual environment (social networks) in order to get a more positive and supporting response of the environment, as well as to present their self in the best possible way to the community of a few hundreds or even thousands of friends.
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Starting with peculiarities concerning the definition of pathological phenomena within the sexual behavior of youth, author shows epistemological frames provided by existential-analytic theory and psychotherapy.
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The aim of the investigation was to describe how employees percieve different effects of the forced leaves, in other words, how they percieve tlieir psychological and social consequences. The sample consisted of 100 workers from the company " Parachute and garment industry " KLUZ " from Belgrade, which had at least once been on the forced leave. They were examinated with the questionnaire. The forced leaves are treated as a stressful factor, because of their ability to provoke the psychological, social and health mall-effects. Also, they require new adaptive actions in order to adjust to the new conditions of work and every-day life. The results show that the most important objective consequences of the forced leaves are financial deprivation and a possibility of higher devotion to the family.
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The purpose of this research was to examine the need of parents of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities between the ages of 12 - 18 for education about child's sexuality. Also the aim was to examine the problems that parents face when it comes to the sexual development of their children, and how additional support and help can be provided to them. The study included 14 mothers of children with developmental disabilities who are regular users of Association of families of children and adults with developmental disabilities „Dajte nam šansu“ and The Centar for upbringing, education and rehabilitation „Vladimir Nazor“ Sarajevo. In order to collect the data, we used qualitative approach and conducted semi-structured interviews with mothers, and descriptive analytical method was used in analysing data. According to obtained data parents do not have sufficient knowledge neither professional support to guide development of child's sexual needs and changes. Also they do not have knowledge of protecting their children from possible sexual abuse. Lack of knowledge leads to fears, anxiety and confusion in parents, deepens their feelings of insecurity and increases their exposure to stress, while negatively influencing development and adaptation in children. We can conclude that there is a strong need and demands from parents for education about sexuality of their children in order to ensure proper sexual development.
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Digital storytelling is a multimedia form of narration in which narrative combines with images, sound and video animations. Digital stories have wide application in education, the business world (marketing, employee training), public health and health care, social services and libraries. In a broader context, the digital story is a form of hypermedia. Processing hypermedia content (nodes and connections) requires a high level of cognitive effort. High level of cognitive effort and disorientation can significantly reduce the involvement of users. In order to achieve the state of involvement, each multimedia environment should be designed in accordance with the architecture and processes of the human mind. Within the educational science, there are theories that explain the cognitive aspects of the hypermedia environment and offer practical tips on how to design effective hypermedia. The paper presents the basic assumptions of the theory of cognitive load. Digital story is analyzed within two conceptual models of Hollender et al. (2010) that integrate the theory of cognitive load and the area of interaction between humans and computers. Since digital story can be considered as a form of hypermedia, the results of the study of cognitive load of hypermedia are presented. The process model of hypermedia DeStefani and LeFevre (2007) is theoretically starting point for the construction of the digital story process model that can explain disorientation, distraction and cognitive overload. In the end, the digital interactive story of the White Bastion is presented within the process model of the digital story.
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The aim of the research is to examine the dimensions of family cohesion and adaptability of young people who have experience of emotional violence in relationships and compare them to peers who did not have this experience. An anonymous survey was conducted on the sample of 1511 high school students (boy and girls) in 23 towns in BiH. Family dimensions were examined by the Family Cohesion and Adaptability Questionnaire (FACES III). Experiences of violence in emotional relationships were examined by the subscale for assessment of emotional violence of Questionnaire for assessing forms and frequency of violence in emotional relationships of youth. Young people who have experiences of emotional violence in relationships estimate the dimensions of cohesiveness (t (1486.66) = 5.52, p = .000) and adaptability (t (1509) = 2.92, p = .004), significantly lower than the control group. Girls who have experienced emotional violence in relationships estimate family adaptability significantly lower than girls who do not have this experience (t (804.36) = 3.79, p = .000). Young people with experience of this type of violence evaluate and cohesiveness (t (650) = 3.56, p = .000) and adaptability (t (650) = 2.11, p = .035) of their families significantly lower in comparison to young men in the control group.
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The aim of this paper is to present cognitive-behavioral techniques used in efficient coping with occupational stress.Burnout syndrome is one of the most unfavorable consequences of long-term exposure to stress at the workplace. Occupational stress indicates discrepancy between the job requirements and the individual wishes and expectations for meeting those requirements.The most common signs and consequences of professional stress are expressed through emotional, behavioral and cognitive symptoms.For this reason, recognising the signs and efficient coping with occupational stress is of utmost importance. We can help by presenting cognitive-behavioral techniques. Only when the real cause of the difficulty is recognized, it is possible to choose the appropriate way of dealing with stress. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the integration of behavioral and cognitive models, based on the fact that our thoughts, emotions and behavior are mutually connected and affected by each other. This model claims that human behavior is influenced by our perception of events.Cognitive Techniques within CB Therapies help us recognize negative thoughts and modify them in an appropriate way.. Some of the cognitive techniques that can be used are: recording dysfunctional thoughts, cognitive restructuring, problem solving, keeping a stress diary, stop-technique, delay-related techniques.Behavioral techniques enable a person to learn various procedures of expressing socially acceptable behavior or avoiding unwanted behavior. Behavioral techniques that can be used include: breakout, time management skills (planning of pleasure through activities) relaxation techniques, aseptic training, training of social skills.It is important to emphasize that only a combination of cognitive and behavioral techniques can have an effective result in dealing with occupational stress.
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As a psychologist, Philip Zimbardo became worldwide known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment. Despite numerous controversies and convictions, as well as ethical doubts, Zimbardo’s experiment is one of the most known and also one of the most influence experiment in the field of social psychology. The aim of study was to investigate how readily people would conform to the roles of guard and prisoner in a role-playing exercise that simulated prison life. It showed that prisoners and guards had rapidly adapted to their roles, stepping beyond the boundaries of what had been predicted and leading to dangerous and psychologically damaging situations. Today, Zimbardo tries to find out the reasons of evil and Lucifer’s effect among people. He founded the Heroic Imagination Project which has a goal to prevent evil by researching and talking about daily heroism of the average people. The aim of this work is to present Zimbardo’s way from the Stanford Prison to the heroism, an antidot for the evil.
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Taking in to account characteristics of adolescence a period of development and specific conditions of growing up in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, we have tried to examine loneliness and anomia, in our paper, using the sample of young people who live and/or study in Kosovo and Metohija (Н=130, students of first year of studies and pupils of final grades of secondary schools). Loneliness is defined as an unpleasant state (emotionally and motivationally) due to the inability of satisfying need for intimacy, love and belonging. Anomia ison psychology level manifest eda samess of aims, feeling of hopelessness, passivity and so on.The aim of this research his to examine mutual relation between loneliness and anomia, as well as relation with financial state, educational level of parents and success at school. The objectives of there search are to determine differences in manifesting of loneliness and anomia in regard to sex and place of residence. Instruments: Scale of anomia, Short version of UCLA scale of loneliness and Questionnaire of basic data. Results show that young people have lower value of loneliness and significant anomia as well as high positive relation between loneliness and anomia, which means that the adolescents with anomia are lonelier. No significant relation between anomia and loneliness between financial state, educational level of parents and success at school is found, neither is significant difference between manifested anomia and loneliness in regard to their sex and place of residence of the young people.
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The new reformulation of McDonald’s (McDonald, 1969) method of factor analysis of a set of nominal variables has been suggested. The aim of this reformulation, derived in the same direction as the first two reformulations of method (Momirović, 1972; 1988), is to reveal what is the real meaning of latent structures obtained by this method, which problems arise when these structures undergo interpretation, and to clearly define an algorithm suitable for implementation in any procedural language, or meta-language for data analvsis. McDonald’s method is more similar toclassic factor modei than all other methods for finding latent dimensions in a set of nonnumerical data, have been suggested so far.
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In this article symbolic interactionism is chosen from the corps of current social, socio-psychological ethnomethodological and communicational theories and is analysed as particular research tradition. It refers specific human ability to define and interpreiate mutual action. The basic elements of symbolic construction of reality are: symbol meaning and expression, the definition of the situation, the interpretation of the action, the concepts of arrangement and role.
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Discussions on life style and quality of life, which in the last decade have become the leilmotive of socio-medical debates, presumes the following possibilities of choice: human, social, cultural and only then health and medical possibilities. As many times in its history, in medicine these possibilities are not regarded as problems. They are simply assumed or understood as such and are being operated as a given condition regardless of the social context and civilizational moment in which these syntagma appear as values.
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Digital games are one of the most important media nowadays. Some researchers attribute a special role to them in today’s world, suggesting that we live in the ‘game era’. Unfortunately, this medium is probably the only one that is so often exposed to harsh criticism from various social groups: parents, teachers, politicians. This usually results from a certain misunderstanding of the specificity of games, as well as from helplessness. It also happens, however, that radical opinions about games are expressed by authority figures in academia. This is not disturbing in itself, provided that their considerations are based on solid foundations. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, as exemplified by the book by Philip Zimbardo and Nikita D. Coulombe, titled Man Interrupted: Why Young Men Are Struggling & What We Can Do about It, in which games – along with pornography – are blamed for the so-called crisis of masculinity. Moreover, the public debate – fueled by successive sensational reports – quite often resembles yet another moral panic more than a sensible or substantial exchange of arguments. This article is an attempt at revealing the most important problems with the discourse around digital games. It consists of three main parts: the presentation of the phenomenon of digital games as one that escapes any simplification and generalizations; the discussion of the typical accusations against this medium; the demonstration of its educational potential. The purpose of this approach is, above all, to increase the awareness with regard to how easily we tend to adopt an overly radical attitude towards digital games, thus losing the opportunity to use their positive (educational, pedagogical) potential. All this into account, I am putting forward a certain pattern of discussing – and thinking about – digital games, which makes it more likely to fully utilize the possibilities of this cultural phenomenon.
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Disasters are the negative results of the dangers that affect communities deeply and cause lives and financial losses. Making resilience community to disasters is an important issue as well as establishing systems that can cope with disasters. Education is the key to making a country more powerful in dealing with problems in every sense. Education is one of the most primary elements that enable people to live in harmony with other people and their environment. The aim of this study is to emphasize the importance of disaster education to making the resilience community. This research was conducted by reviewing the literature and examining the current disaster training contents in our country. The results of the study clearly show the importance of disaster training in the process of creating disaster resilience comunity. Although their content varies according to each other, disaster trainings, done, increases the level of knowledge and awareness of individuals to a certain extent. The education level of the individuals plays a role in the development of this awareness in a positive way. These trainings contribute positively to both individuals and the communities to make the process of pre, during and post-disaster easier and return to normal life. Integrate of disasters training into the education system is the most important element of the development of sustainable and successful management systems in the fight against disasters.
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It is of crucial importance that the main foundational requirements for a sustainable economic development which are technological productivity, resource efficiency, high tech know-how, cooperative business culture, division of labor and process optimization be set up by policies and institutional implementations. However, applicability of and willingness to basic principles such as ethical values, respect for rights of all creatures and freedom, helping to the ones in basic needs, complying with civil rules and working for goodness of humanity are important not only for sustainable economic development but also for welfare, human happiness and general weal. In this study, in order to define availability and applicability of basic principles of Islam that is said to have potentiality to provide welfare and comprehensive development by regulating psychological, social and economic relations, are investigated with the reference of Risale-i Nur, one of the main contemporary Koranic commentaries. Our main argument is that İslam has such principles and via research on psychological, economics and religion it is found to be possible by a firm belief rather than policies and institutional measures and therefore the psychological aspects have to be taken into consideration in the equation.
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In this paper the author discusses the definition/term and structure of the statement in the forensic psychology as an independent scientific discipline. According to the forensic psychology a statement consists of four connected and functionally determined psychological processes (psychic function): observation, memory, thought/opinion and expression. In the given context, the question of various factors which affect individual psychological function in the process of forming a statement is considered in more detail. Furthermore, the paper discusses attention, types of thought and memory as well as forgetting.
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The two most important groups of people in prison are the prisoners and the staff who care for them. The key to a good prison management lies in the nature of the relationship between these two groups of people. Prisons typically can not choose the prisoners, they must accept all those who had been sent by a court or legal authority. But we must take care of the staff: to be carefully selected, trained, supervised and to provide technical and professional support in response to serious and specific work conditions. For this reason, this work will be focused on problems encountered by the penological staff employed in the correctional institutions.
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The main objective of this paper is to attempt to define the concept of self in western, science-based thinking and practice, also through the eastern, religiousbased interpretations. It has been highlighted the multidimensional nature of self, as the achievements of western academic insights. On the other hand, it has been analyzed the holistic and combining essence of self, which is characteristic for the Eastern doctrines. We have presented some contemporary models of personality (Five-Factor Model, Six-Factor Model, Seven-Factor Model, The Big Two and The Big One), in order to describe the structure of what is called the manifest self. The concept of exclusive self has been introduced, as the counterpart to the aspirations of self-negation in the East. The possibility of synthesis of western and eastern effort to approach and understand the self, has been discussed with the reference to the basic postulates of transpersonal psychology (which is known as ''the fourth force in psychology''). It was concluded that the self should be understood as an axis of personality, i.e., as a dynamic force whose significant characteristic is flexibility. Self possesses mechanisms that hold together all components of personality, and the existence of its various layers can best be understood as a shift of consciousness from the surface to deep parts of the psyche and vice versa.
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