Psychologická laboratoř CASRI

The CASRI Psychological Laboratory is part of the scientific and service department of the Physical Education and Sport, which provides service, methodological, advisory, and consultancy services. The laboratory is involved in research tasks aimed at the development and validation of methods selection and training of military personnel for the needs of the Ministry of Defence and the Czech Army of the Czech Republic. It is also involved in educational and methodological activities. In addition to research activities provides support to top athletes from the national sports team and their coaches.

Laboratoř neuropsychologie Neurologické kliniky 1. LF UK

The Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)—Jiří Diamant Neuropsychological Laboratory—is a generic base for research and teaching of clinical and experimental neuropsychology in close connection with clinical neuroscience research and postgraduate studies in neuroscience and medical psychology and psychopathology at the Department of Neurology. The LN provides medical services and participates in teaching and research as required by the Head of the Dept. of Neurology. The LN is a base for collaboration with external departments, especially in the areas of clinical and medical psychology, health psychology, brain imaging, neurosurgery, and psychopharmacology. The research program of the LN is mainly devoted to the neuropsychology of neurodegenerative diseases and the development of neuropsychological tools for the assessment of neuropsychiatric disorders.

HUME Lab: výzkumná infrastruktura pro podporu experimentálního výzkumu v sociálních a humanitních vědách

HUME Lab is a research infrastructure at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University University (FF MU). As a support facility, it helps with the implementation of experiment methodology within research in the humanities and social sciences. The laboratory services are available primarily to researchers from FF MU, but they are also open for any interested researchers across the university and beyond. Various projects using the HUME Lab equipment and services have been carried out in the past involving, for example, CEITEC, BUT, or various international research teams usually with the participation of FF MU researchers.

Tornádo 2021 v České republice – psychosociální pomoc IZS v zasažených oblastech

The tornado hit the territory of several municipalities in South Moravia in the evening on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Although it was a relatively small area, the extent of the damage was extraordinary and of unprecedented proportions. Many people found themselves in direct danger of themselves and their loved ones. In psychology, we call such an event potentially traumatic, and we know from experience that it can have serious effects on the human psyche. The article aims to present how the system of psychosocial crisis intervention and psychological first aid provided by the Integrated Rescue System of the Czech Republic worked. This psychosocial assistance in the acute phase of a disaster builds the core of psychosocial help. There is a link to other organizations, which have their function mainly in the stabilization phase, in the medium and long-term care of the affected persons. We also consider it necessary to repeat the principles of psychosocial assistance in emergencies.

Vliv rodičovských charakteristik na výběr partnera

The aim of this report is to present the research project „Effect of parental characteristics on mate choice“ supported by the Czech Science Foundation (GA18–15168S). It is a multidisciplinary project involving not only psychological but also biological and chemical methods, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the studied phenomenon. The main aim of the project is to investigate whether people choose mates similar to their opposite-sex parents in the face, body odor, voice, temperament, and personality.

Zpráva o projektu mySupport Study

The aim of the mySupport Study, which runs from 2019 to 2022, is to implement the psychosocial education intervention Family Care Decision Support (FCDS) in 6 countries in Europe and North America and to develop guidelines for its implementation, as well as to evaluate its benefits for caregivers of people with dementia. Website: https://mysupportstudy.eu/

Dynamics of COVID-19’s psychological impact in the Czech Republic: Situation during spring 2020

The study presents the results of a screening focused on the psychological impact associated with the outbreak and further development of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech population during March-May 2020. The aim of the study was to investigate temporal dynamics of psychological impact covering the first wave of the epidemic, i.e., first phases of the epidemic growth, culmination, decrease, and slow return to a normal lifestyle. The sample of 2716 respondents aged between 18 and 89 years participated in an online survey from March 18th to May 25th, 2020; part of them (typically seniors and others, who had not access to the internet) were assisted in entering the data by trained interviewers. The survey comprised questionnaires capturing emotional states, psychological disturbance, anxiety, and depression. The changes in the scores by pandemic phase (time frame) were studied for the whole sample and for gender and age groups. The results show that the threat of COVID-19 caused a significant increase in negative emotional experience and in the symptoms of psychological disturbance, anxiety, and depression in the Czech population in a time of infection culmination, even when the spread of the pandemic was well controlled, and then a gradual decline over time. The data indicated that the pandemic situation had a more pronounced impact on women and younger adults. The study also showed that in situations of pandemic stress associated with isolation, when isolated people are interviewed about their mental state, their reports on negative experiencing might be significantly reduced compared to direct anonymous self-reports data entry.

Experimentální laboratoř PLESS

The PLESS laboratory was established in 2013 at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University. It provides both physical and online space for the implementation of research, a database of contacts for the recruitment of participants, and know-how for the technical support of studies. The created facilities are used by the members of the laboratory for their researches, in particular in the fields of experimental social psychology, psychology of decision-making, and behavioural economics. About all the studies carried out so far, the members of our team, and the studies currently under investigation topics we are working on, you can find out more at www.pless.cz.

Léčba smyslem: Základy a aplikace logoterapie

The book consists of edited lectures Frankl delivered as a visiting professor to students at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, during the summer semester of 1966. It is the third publication by Viktor Emil Frankl (1905–1997) to appear in the Classics series published by Czech publisher Portal.