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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
FRIDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2015 |
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08:30 - 09:30 |
Welcoming & registration of the participants |
Lobby |
09:30 – 10:00 |
OPENING CEREMONY |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
10:00 – 10:45 |
Keynote speech -MIRCEA DUMITRU - "On Toleration, Charity, and Epistemic Fallibilism" |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
Coffee break |
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11:00 – 11:45 |
Keynote speech - MATTHIAS MÜLLER - " Distracted by emotion: Biasing competition for processing resources by emotional stimuli in early visual cortex of the human brain " |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
11:45 – 12:30 |
Keynote speech - PETER MITCHELL -"Being Sherlock Holmes: Reading minds from clues in Behaviour” |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
12:00 - 16:00 |
POSTERS / Book presentation |
Lobby |
12:30 – 13:30 |
LUNCH |
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13:30 – 15:30 |
SECTIONS: Work, traffic, transportation and experimental psychology |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
SECTIONS: Clinical psychology | TODORAN amphitheatre | |
15:30 – 17:30 |
WORKSHOP WS2 - |
ZLATE amphitheatre |
16:00 – 18:00 |
WORKSHOP WS4 – Main factors in producing workplace accidents - Eugen Avram, Mihaela Chraif |
Lab PUFAN |
17:30 – 19:30 |
WORKSHOP WS1 - |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
19:30 |
COCKTAIL |
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SATURDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2015 |
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11:00 – 18:00 |
POSTERS / Book presentation |
Lobby |
11:00 – 13:00 |
SECTIONS: Psychology of education 1 |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
13:00 – 14:00 |
LUNCH |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
SECTIONS: Psychology of education 2 |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
WORKSHOP WS3 - |
TODORAN amphitheatre |
SUNDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2015 |
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11:15 – 12:15 |
Keynote speech - GERMAIN WEBER -"Inclusive Perspectives on Mental Health Strategies and Actions for people with Developmental Intellectual Disabilities" |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
12:15 |
OFFICIAL CLOSING CEREMONY |
MOTRU amphitheatre |
The fifth International Symposium on Traffic Psychology and Human Resources (ISTPHR), Bucharest 21-24 October 2015
Satellite Symposium
Chairs/Organizatori:
Chair of honor: Dr. Gernot Schuhfried
Chairs: Prof. Peter Mitchell,
Prof. Eugen Avram, Assoc. Prof. Mihaela Rus, Assoc. Prof. Mihaela Chraif
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Wednesday 21 October 2015 |
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14.30-16.30 |
Workshop: Frame of reference personality scales. Usefulness and validity Organizers: Assoc. Prof.PhD. Mihaela Chraif, PhD. Fellow Vlad Burtaverde, PhD. Fellow Teodor Mihaila |
Lab. PUFAN |
16.30-18.30 |
Workshop: Epigenetics in personnel selection in transportation psychology Organizer: PhD. Student Mariana Mion-Pop |
Lab. PUFAN |
18.30-20.00 |
Round Table:The Dark Triad model of personality. Big Five model in other words or an independent model? Organizers: Assoc. Prof.PhD. Mihaela Chraif, PhD. Fellow Vlad Burtaverde, PhD. Fellow Teodor Mihaila |
Lab. PUFAN |
Thursday 22 October 2015 |
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12.30-17.00 |
Campaign: “Alcoolul la volan este un accident” Drinking and driving is a certain accident Coordonata de Assoc. Prof Mihaela Rus, Psiholog, Psih. Simionca Ionel, Assoc. Prof. Mihaela Chraif |
Lab. PUFAN |
13.00-15.00 |
Workshop: Telling the truth or lying in the CV Organizer: PhD. Student Mariana Mion-Pop |
Lab. PUFAN |
15.00-17.00 |
Workshop: Emotional states: Between confort and disconfort in educational assessment Organizer: PhD. Student Mariana Mion-Pop |
Lab. PUFAN |
16.00-17.30 |
Round Table:Personnel selection and assessment in multi-national companies Organizers: Assoc. Prof.PhD. Mihaela Chraif, PhD. Fellow Vlad Burtaverde, PhD. Fellow Teodor Mihaila, Assist. PhD. Fellow Mihai Ciolacu |
Lab. PUFAN |
Friday 23 October 2015 (For the master students of Work and Traffic Psychology) |
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14.00-15.00 |
Lecture: Research in psychology Professor PhD Peter Mitchell |
Lab. PUFAN |
16.00-18.00 |
Workshop: Main factors in producing workplace accidents Organizers: Prof. PhD Eugen Avram, Assoc. Prof.PhD. Mihaela Chraif |
Lab. PUFAN |
Saturday 24 October 2015 |
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11.00-13.00 |
Workshop: Modern methods in experimantal research Organizers: Assoc. Prof.PhD. Mihaela Chraif, PhD. Fellow Vlad Burtaverde, PhD. Fellow Teodor Mihaila, PhD. Student Andra Craciun |
Lab. PUFAN |
14.00-16.00 |
Workshop: Emotions generated by psychological factors in transporting people and merchendise Organizer: PhD. Student Mariana Mion-Pop |
Hall S4 |
14.00-16.00 |
Workshop: Introducing support groups in the organizational environment Organizer: PhD. Student Andra Craciun |
Hall S5 |
14.00-15.30 |
Debate: Occupational stress in the 21st century Organizers: Assoc. Prof.PhD. Mihaela Chraif, PhD. Fellow Vlad Burtaverde, PhD. Fellow Teodor Mihaila, PhD. Student Andra Craciun, Assist. PhD. Fellow Mihai Ciolacu, PhD. Fellow Alexandru Vochita, MSc. Student Gina Oprea, MSc. Student Cojocaru Florentina |
Lab. PUFAN |
PAPERS DISTRIBUTION
SECTION: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Coordinators: Barbara Craciun, Steliana Rizeanu |
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Author(s) |
Title |
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2 |
Elena Luminita Bouleanu and Corneliu Mosoiu |
Examining the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ40) in a Chronic Somatic Patients Sample: Psychometric Evaluation of Factors |
2 |
4 |
Piera Brustia, Eva Gerino, Laura Prino and Luca Rolle |
A longitudinal study on transition to parenthood: an analysis of the dyadic adjustment in parents of twins |
3 |
9 |
Vasile Constantin |
Creative Improvisation through Literature and its Effects on Anxiety in a Unifying Personal Development Intervention |
4 |
32 |
Dimitrios G. Lyrakos, Eva Gerino, Piera Brustia and Luca Rolle |
Five Factor Personality Questionnaire the development and validation of the English and Greek version |
5 |
58 |
Silvia Magurean, Bogdan Tudor Tulbure and Nastasia Salagean |
Factor structure and Psychometric properties of two short versions of Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale in Romania |
6 |
68 |
Laurentiu Mitrofan |
The association between the level of online shopping addiction and the level of depression |
7 |
73 |
Marcela - Crinela Turcu and Teodora Gavrila |
Qualitative analysis of narrative content and processes of fairy tales narrative plots. Application in mild depressive disorder |
8 |
74 |
Marcela - Crinela Turcu and Teodora Gavrila |
Psychological type in mild depressive disorder. An analytical psychology perspective |
9 |
77 |
Aurelia Moraru and Camelia Vasilescu |
THE INFLUENCE OF PARENT’S MARITAL STATUS ON COPING STRATEGIES AT CHILDREN |
10 |
94 |
Alina Ioana Puscasu and Doina Usaci |
The impact of alexithymia on interpersonal relationships in adolescence |
11 |
102 |
Simona Trifu, Claudia Ionita, Dana Ionela Udrea and Silvia Radut |
Cumulative trauma and its contribution in development of schizoaffective disorder |
12 |
104 |
Catalin Rusu, Alina Chiracu, Alina Cristina Chivu and Simona Trifu |
Building a schizophrenic like disorder in a gradually manner and overlapped on an cerebral organic background (case study) |
13 |
105 |
Catalin Rusu, Simona Trifu and Silvia Radut |
Long lasting personality change and its defensive mechanism from cumulative trauma perspective (case study) |
14 |
106 |
Anca Gutt, Simona Trifu and Antonia Trifu |
Paranoid schizophrenia and obsesive personality type. Clinical aspects. |
15 |
108 |
Lavinia Duica |
"Where am I in my life?"- a case report |
16 |
119 |
Irina Holdevici, Andra Craciun and Barbara Craciun |
The Phenomenon of Psychological Resilience: Cause and Effect in Relation to Sanogenesis |
SECTION: PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION 1 Coordinators: Roxana Urea, Magdalena Stan |
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Author(s) |
Title |
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3 |
Eva Gerino, Luca Rolle, Angela Caldarera and Piera Brustia |
Domestic violence in same-sex couples and homosexuality: level of knowledge in group students. |
2 |
7 |
Gabriel Albu |
The values of secondary education teacherstrained before and after 1990, when the political and legal system in Romania has changed. Case study |
3 |
8 |
Gabriel Albu |
The vision of students in Pedagogy of Primary and Pre-primary Education on the role and current significance of intercultural education. Case Study |
4 |
10 |
Wandee Sutthinarakorn, Chintana Kanjanawisut, Sutitep Siripipattanakul and Winai Kanchan |
Perceptual Consciousness of Vocationalism and Emotional State of Vocational Education Students: A Case Study from Falling-out Problems |
5 |
11 |
Methinee Wongwanich Rumpagaporn |
Research Synthesis of Instructions based on Contemplative Education Concept |
6 |
12 |
Ratchadakorn Phonpakdee and Marlowe Aquino |
Design Innovations in Identity Enhancement of Industrial Education Students of the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in Thailand |
7 |
13 |
Ioana Porumb |
FOLLOW – UP IN PROGRAM FOR MENTORS AND ASSISTANCE FOR DEBUTANT TEACHING PROFESSIONALS |
8 |
21 |
Laura Serbanescu and Simona Ilie |
Better cooperation between the foster care system and school as way to increased employability for youth leaving foster care institutions |
9 |
22 |
Pattarawat Jeerapattanatorn |
Behavioural Characteristics of Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Cases in Kasetsart University, Thailand |
10 |
23 |
Laura Serbanescu and Musata Bocos |
LIFE-LONG TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MENTORS AND ASSISTANCE FOR DEBUTANT TEACHING PROFESSIONALS - PARTICIPANTS FEEDBACK |
11 |
24 |
Carmen Alexandrache |
Preparing future teachers for implement the principles incluzive school - a necessity of the modern education |
12 |
25 |
Carmen Alexandrache |
Developing communication skills by means of history lesson. Strategic options for Romanian pre-university education |
13 |
33 |
Urea Roxana |
The influence of emotionality on process of making social decisions at Romanian preadolescents with mental deficiency |
14 |
36 |
Victorita Trif |
Case Study – An Interpretive Exercise |
15 |
39 |
Delia Bîrle, Salomea Popoviciu and Ioana Raluca Panc |
The measurement of moral values in adolescents and young Romanian adults |
16 |
40 |
Urea Roxana and Constantinescu Carmen |
Some aspects of the dynamic of personal relationships at Romanian little deaf pupils |
17 |
49 |
Gabriela Iorgulescu |
Sanogenetic and pathogenesis manifestations specific to dental medicine |
SECTION: PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION 2 Coordinators: Roxana Urea, Magdalena Stan |
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Paper Code |
Author(s) |
Title |
1 |
52 |
Suzana Carmen Cismas, Ion Dona and Gabriela Ionela Andreiasu |
Efficient Learning Practices |
2 |
61 |
Gheorghe Raftu, Cristina Nicolae and Aureliana Caraiane |
Study on the relationship between conscientiousness and vocational interests of students of the faculty of dentistry |
3 |
62 |
Gheorghe Raftu, Cristian Lucian Petcu, Cristina Nicolae and Aureliana Caraiane |
Emotional stability as a personality trait of dental students in correlation with professional interests |
4 |
65 |
Oprisan Emilia and Chiriac Ilona |
Using video games for Kinect system in post-CVA recovery |
5 |
66 |
Mihaela Suditu |
Education for music and motion – as per the didactic discourse for primary education. Focus group analysis |
6 |
69 |
Claudia Elena Hermkens and Marcela Rodica Luca |
Measuring academic dishonesty |
7 |
72 |
Alexandru-Ioan Marginean |
Visual communication & „forma mentis” |
8 |
78 |
Ursula Ana-Maria Nicolae and Oana Maria Catargiu |
General patterns of interests and undergraduate psychology students’ preferences for master programs in psychology |
9 |
85 |
Ana-Maria Cazan and Stefania Alexandra Dumitrescu |
Exploring the relationship between adolescent resilience, self-perception and locus of control |
10 |
92 |
Aurel Ion Clinciu |
Interests, cognitive and personality factors in academic performance at high school level |
11 |
99 |
Bentea Cristina-Corina |
Psychometrical Properties of the Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale in Romanian Students |
12 |
100 |
Daniela Popa and Bogdan Cristian Voicu |
The impact of parents’ autonomy support and involvement on the students’ self-esteem |
13 |
101 |
Ionescu Claudiu-Eduard |
The role of therapeutically-aimed games and stories, based on the “ total communication “ concept, in socio-emotional adaptation of preschool child suffering from speech disorder. |
14 |
107 |
Camelia Radulescu and Cristian Bucur |
The ideal teacher, ME! How can an ITE programme support motivation of teacher trainees and influence their performance? |
15 |
110 |
Ana-Maria Cazan |
Almost perfect scale- Validity of a perfectionism scale on a Romanian college sample |
16 |
112 |
Maria Magdalena Stan |
The effect of collaborative learning on critical thinking on students teacher`s program |
17 |
113 |
Maria Magdalena Stan |
Cooperative learning versus competitive and social competence and self concept in primary school students`- pilot study |
18 |
114 |
Ileana Gurlui |
RESEARCH ON THE NEED OF EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS’ AESTHETICS |
SECTION: WORK, TRAFFIC, TRANSPORTATION AND EXPERIMENTAL APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Coordinators: Mihaela Chraif, Eugen Avram |
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Author(s) |
Title |
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15 |
Vasilica Grigore, Georgeta Mitrache and Radu Predoiu |
ANALOGICAL TRANSFER CAPACITY AND THE DISCRIMINATION REACTION TIME IN ELITE FEMALE TENNIS PLAYERS |
2 |
42 |
Elena Claudia Mihai |
Psychological Effects of Mass Media on the Consumers - A Review |
3 |
50 |
Aliodor Manolea |
Reframing - 1492 Conquest of Paradise or Happiness in the Here-and-Now Paradise |
4 |
53 |
Roxana-Elena Beleaua and Elena Cocorada |
Proactive Coping among University Employees. The Effects of an Intervention. |
5 |
54 |
Roxana-Elena Beleaua and Elena Cocorada |
Procrastination, Stress and Coping in Students and Employees |
6 |
57 |
Mihaela Rus, Mihaela Luminita Sandu and Mihail Gheorghe Banariu |
Burnout syndrome at the employees in public institutions |
7 |
59 |
Georgeta Zegan, Cristina Gena Dascalu, Eduard Radu Cernei and Radu Bogdan Mavru |
Oral Health-Related Quality of Life at Teenage Students With or Without Orthodonic Treatments from North-Eastern Romania |
8 |
60 |
Cristina Gena Dascalu, Georgeta Zegan, Radu Bogdan Mavru and Radu Cernei |
The influence of socio-economic status over oral health at school children from Moldavia region of Romania |
9 |
75 |
Vlad Burtaverde |
THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY IN ROMANIA. A LEXICAL APPROACH |
10 |
76 |
Mihaila Teodor |
Adaptation of lexical model of six factors- Development of personality instrument |
11 |
86 |
Alexandra Gheorghiu |
Aggressive driving – a comparison between Romanian and French drivers |
12 |
91 |
Aurel Ion Clinciu |
The new Block Design test at preschool age |
13 |
111 |
Cristina Revenco and Eugen Iordanescu |
Romanian version of Death Attitudes Profile-Revised (DAP-R) Questionnaire |
14 |
115 |
Daniela Dumitru and Mihaela Chraif |
The relationship between personality traits, cognition and performance motivation |
15 |
116 |
Mihaela Chraif and Daniela Dumitru |
The relationship between agressively behavior and fine motor coordination |
16 |
117 |
Mihaela Chraif and Ruxandra Paraschiv |
The relationship between anxiety and fine motor coordination |
17 |
118 |
Angela Boglut, Steliana Rizescu, Vlad Burtaverde and Dora Codreanu |
The well-being, quality of life and pain perception predictors for the IT services quality form a multinational Company from Bucharest |
18 |
120 |
Madalina Petrescu, Angela Boglut and Teodor Mihaila |
A correlative study between the level of Well-being, self-esteem, life satisfaction, openness and sport practicing at students at psychology |
19 |
121 |
Mihai Anitei, Vlad Burtaverde, Mihaila Teodor and Andra Craciun |
Comparative study on positive and negative emotions, personality traits, level of Well-being and Quality of life between students at psychology and engineering students |
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Author(s) |
Title |
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5 |
Magdalena Iorga, Livia Diaconu, Camelia Soponaru and Dana-Teodora Anton-Paduraru |
THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-EFFICACY ON THE EMOTIONAL WORK OF TEACHERS |
2 |
6 |
Iorga Magdalena, Camelia Soponaru, Catalin Dirtu, Suzana Semeniuc and Bogdan Neculau |
THE SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF COMPUTER SCIENCES STUDENTS |
3 |
16 |
Alexandra Predoiu, Gheorghe Dinuta and Ana-Maria Gavojdea |
SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND ATTENTION AT 12 YEARS OLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTS AND HANDBALL PLAYERS |
4 |
17 |
Cornelia Mairean |
The relation between trait dissociation and false memories. Affective state as a moderator |
5 |
18 |
Corneliu-Eugen Havârneanu and Cornelia Mairean |
Personality traits as predictors of aggressive violations on the road. Driving experience as a moderator |
6 |
34 |
Simona Popusoi and Corneliu Havarneanu |
When and why drivers swear? A qualitative pilot study |
7 |
35 |
Corneliu Havarneanu and Simona Popusoi |
Does mass-media message influence aggressive and risky driving? A pilot study |
8 |
43 |
Kinga Kalcza-Janosi and Anett Pordea |
Glucose metabolism and memory functions in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
9 |
44 |
Kinga Kalcza-Janosi and Anett Pordea |
The evaluation of knowledge level and motivational components in patients with diabetes and their relationship to glycemic control |
10 |
45 |
Anett Pordea, Kinga Kálcza-Jánosi and István Szamosközi |
Adaptation of the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale among Transylvanian Hungarian sample |
11 |
46 |
Anett Pordea, Kinga Kálcza-Jánosi and István Szamosközi |
Adaptation of the Mate Value Inventory among Transylvanian Hungarian sample |
12 |
56 |
Anna Emese Bernath Vincze |
Demographic correlates of Subjective Happiness in Romanian Young Adults |
13 |
63 |
Patricia Silion, Diana Paula Dudau and Raluca Tomsa |
Impostor phenomenon and test anxiety among Romanian graduates of Waldorf School compared to those of traditional education |
14 |
64 |
Andrei Rusu, Cornelia Mairean and Silvia Magurean |
Exploring the third level of career adaptability: Canonical correlation between career adaptabilities and defense styles |
15 |
67 |
Steliana Rizeanu |
Mild Depression: The pharmacological and Psychotherapeutic Treatment |
16 |
70 |
Daniela Moza, Smaranda Lawrie, Luminita Iacob, Alin Gavreliuc, Heejung Kim and Taraneh Mojaverian |
Laypeople's perceptions of the veracity of research findings regarding the differences in coping strategies between student samples from two cultures |
17 |
80 |
Farid Mouissi |
The Relationship between Physical Activity and Depression |
18 |
87 |
Anna Emese Bernath Vincze |
Variability of Happiness according to Income, Relationship Status Religious Affiliation and Health in Romanian Young Adults |
19 |
89 |
Beldean Laurentiu and Tutu Ciprian |
Music therapy: a psychiatric method between confidence and incertitude |
20 |
90 |
Petru Craiovan |
Communication and conflict resolution in the working group |
21 |
96 |
Valentina Vartic |
Study on the influence of parental style regarding the incidence of depressive manifestations among young people with mental disorder |
22 |
97 |
Ionut-Sergiu Mone, Oana Benga and Adrian Opre |
Cross-cultural differences in socialization goals as a function of power distance, individualism-collectivism and education level |
23 |
98 |
Barbara Craciun and Irina Holdevici |
Theoretical insertions regarding Cognitive-Behavioral and Hypnotherapeutic interventions applied in Hypochondriac affections |
24 |
103 |
Camelia Soponaru, Suzana Semeniuc, Catalin Dirtu, Iorga Magdalena and Smaranda Diaconescu |
THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL EDUCATION ON TRADITIONAL ROMA FAMILY |
25 |
109 |
Raluca Tomsa and Diana Paula Dudau |
Social justice: From attitudes to intentions. A conditional process analysis on a Romanian sample |
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Invited speakers:
Mircea Dumitru, PhD. – Rector of University of Bucharest
Mircea Dumitru is Professor of Philosophy and Rector of the University of Bucharest, Romania. He works primarily in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind and consciousness. In addition to his many journal articles in his areas of expertise, Dumitru has a co-edited volume of essays on Quine's philosophy, Words, Theories, and Things: Quine in Perspective (Pelican, 2010).
Presentation theme:
On Toleration, Charity, and Epistemic Fallibilism
Peter Mitchell, Ph.D., School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK
Biography: Dr. Peter Mitchell is Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom and Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Grant Assessment Panel. Previously, he was Dean of Science at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and before that Head of the School of Psychology in Nottingham UK. He has published around 100 scientific articles in leading international journals, has published six books and he is editor of the British Journal of Psychology. His research has won national prizes in the UK (The Neil O’Connor Prize for the UK’s best article on cognitive aspects of developmental disorders in 2007) and his paper on cognitive theories of autism, published in Developmental Review, ranks number 1 as the journal’s most downloaded article. He has served as Chair of the Developmental Section of the British Psychological Society and as Chief Examiner for the Economic and Social Research Council UK PhD studentship competition. Before joining Nottingham University he worked at the University of Birmingham, University of Oxford, University of Wales and University of Warwick. He also served as visiting professor at McGill University in Canada.
Presentation theme:
Being Sherlock Holmes: Reading minds from clues in Behaviour
This talk summarizes research into people’s ability to guess what happened to someone (a target) from clues in their reaction, something known as ‘retrodictive mindreading.’ People are surprisingly good at doing this and in the presentation I will report new findings showing that people can infer whether another (the target) is accompanied or alone just by observing how they react to provocative stimuli. I will also demonstrate that people can determine which emotional expression a target is looking at by observing how the target naturally and spontaneously mirrors the expression of the face they are viewing. Furthermore, I will report how well people can determine what a target is thinking, suggesting that their thoughts are externalised as interpretable clues in the target’s face and body language.
Germain Weber, Ph.D. - University of Vienna
Biography:
Prof. Germain Weber, Ph.D. – Dean of the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Vienna and Professor of Psychology, Department of Health, Development, Enhancement, Intervention. At the Université du Luxembourg Professor Weber holds an associate professorship where he teaches clinical psychology on a regular basis. Further, Dr. Weber acts as president of “Lebenshilfe Austria”, the major Austrian NGO organization offering systems of support for over 10.000 persons with intellectual disability and advocating for them on a national and European level. Since many years, Dr. Weber is involved in European Union funded research projects on intellectual disability issues, aging issues and assistive technologies. Dr. Weber has authored over 100 publications and has lectured in many countries on topics of psychology, intellectual disability and aging including mental health issues.
Presentation theme:
Inclusive Perspectives on Mental Health Strategies and Actions for people with Developmental Intellectual Disabilities
The WHO European Mental Health Action Plan (2013-2020) states, “Everyone has an equal opportunity to experience mental wellbeing throughout their lifespan, particularly those who are most vulnerable or at risk”. Further, the strategy emphasizes on mental health promotion, prevention of mental health disorders as well as empowerment of service users and carers, defined as prominent priority areas. Obviously people with Developmental Intellectual Disabilities (DID) are included in the descriptor “most vulnerable or at risk”, as prevalence figures for mental health disorders are reported globally considerably above the figures of the population without DID. In addition, there is substantial evidence that mental health is more than a biological health issue. Sustainable mental health relates to a vast number of factors such as social, economic and environmental factors. Further, it is well documented that mental well-being contributes to healthier lifestyles, meaningful participation in daily life, better relationship and more social cohesion. Against this background, advanced evidence based knowledge on preventing mental health issues will be analyzed. In addition, areas like early detection and differential diagnosis are addressed, and frameworks of etiological models presented. Finally, actions and practices to prevent mental health disorders and to strengthen mental well-being will be highlighted. In this scope, special attention will be given to inclusive practices and inclusive communities, and the way inclusion can contribute to long-lasting mental well-being and better prospects for mental health.
Matthias Müller, Ph.D., Experimental Psychology and Methods, Leipzig University, Germany
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Presentation theme:
Distracted by emotion: Biasing competition for processing resources by emotional stimuli in early visual cortex of the human brain
In everyday life we are confronted with complex environmental settings that require highly adaptive interactions. Pivotal for adaptive behavior is to extract and process relevant sensory information while one has to ignore all other information that is not behaviorally relevant at a given moment. Emotional stimuli, relative to other visual stimuli, provide pivotal information about potential danger or threat that trigger defensive actions, or, conversely, prompt approach behavior when confronted with pleasant and appetitive stimuli. Therefore, emotional stimuli are assumed to have competitive processing advantages due to their intrinsic stimulus significance. In a number of studies we found clear evidence for a prioritized role for emotional stimulus processing in visual cortex. On the one hand, I will present studies that demonstrate that emotional stimuli serve as potent distractors when subjects are involved in a demanding visual detection task. On the other hand, our studies demonstrate that emotional compared to non-emotional stimuli attract more attentional resources, signifying preferential processing. Furthermore, our studies suggest that competition for processing resources relies on higher-order cognitive processes, such as the extraction of the emotional content of a certain image.
Zafer Bekirogullari, Ph.D., United Kingdom
Biography:
Dr. Bekirogullari is certified as a Teacher and Counseling Psychologist. He is a Chartered member (Cpsychol) – British Psychological Society and Registered Practitioner Psychologist – Health Professions Council / the United Kingdom. He has living & working experiences in Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey and Cyprus. For the time being he is living in the United Kingdom and working at the Samuel Maynard Centre as a counseling psychologist, providing individual psychotherapy to adults, adolescents and families with psychological problems and offering psychological assessment and evaluation services
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WORKSHOPS
Stimati participanti,
Va anuntam ca la conferinta internationala PSIWORLD 2015 vor fi organizate workshop-uri in limba romana, creditate de Colegiul Psihologilor din Romania.
Taxa de participare la FIECARE workshop este de 20 EUR.
Participarea la workshopuri este conditionata de plata taxei GENERALE de participare la conferinta (80/40 EUR)
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