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Lukáš Šutor (ed.)

Contributions in the field of psychology address current issues such as normative beliefs and attitudes regarding alcohol consumption, the characteristics of loneliness, questions of pupil personality and the perception of teachers’ interaction styles. They also consider hyperexcitability (excessive psychological excitability), research theorems on injustice, and fundamental concepts and their theoretical connections in the field of self-regulation research within the context of executive functions.

In philosophy, the authors focus on selected aspects of works belonging to major currents of world philosophy (Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Plotinus, Descartes, Patočka).

In literary studies (Slovak studies), the topics include modeling the theme of death in prose texts, the depiction of technological progress in space science fiction films, and the translation work of K. Strmeň, Návštevy (Anthology of World Lyric Poetry).

In the field of social work, the authors present contributions on current trends in preventing burnout syndrome in helping professions, the use of logotherapy in foster care, certain factors enabling the emergence, development, and spread of socially pathological phenomena (“cyberbullying”), religiosity and the value of human life, and an empirical analysis of the competencies of social workers in institutional care for people with intellectual disabilities.

The political science contribution analyzes selected institutions and documents within the European system of human rights protection, while the British and American studies paper examines the relationship between metaphor and metonymy in the interpretation of the meaning of new English compounds.

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Ján Hvozdík

With great interest, I read the proposal for the reissue of the monograph by Prof. PhDr. Ján Hvozdík, DrSc., Základy školskej psychológie (Foundations of School Psychology). It was an honor for me to be part of the editorial board for the new edition of the textbook.

The reissue comes at a time when school psychology seems to be experiencing a renaissance in its application. This is no coincidence, as the professor’s conception of school psychology as a theoretical-applied and integrated psychological discipline strives not only directly but also indirectly, through the pedagogical practice of teachers, to influence specific situations in educational practice within the school environment. From my perspective, I also appreciate the attention given in the textbook to the ever-relevant topic of self-directed learning, that is, the autodidactics of pupils and students. School psychology has become a core subject, within which its specializations are also realized.

It is worth mentioning the fact that, under the conditions of totalitarianism, the professor was not a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and yet he made significant contributions to the development of school counseling, both in theory and in practice, which commands respect and admiration. The reissue of the textbook is not an apology but rather a celebration of his positive contributions.

prof. PhDr. Ján Grác, DrSc.

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Lenka Lukáčová - Eva Žiaková

The burnout syndrome in the simplest sense is a state of total physical and psychological exhaustion. Its cyclical course may be misleading, often underestimated and neglected on the part of a burned-out individual, as well as by its surroundings. The neglection of warning signals strengthens the field of its occurrence and impact.

Monography is one of the methods with which we strive to draw attention to the problem of burnout syndrome in the performance of a helping profession. Based on this, we have focused on determining the frequency of occurrence of burnout syndrome in assisting professions based on predetermined risk factors (specific profesion, length of practice, motivators) in order to verify, confirm or refute  predefined factors. The subject of this research was also to examine the correlation between the aforementioned factors, the quality of professional life and the strategies for managing stress and stress situations.

The monography is intended for helping profesions e.g. social workers, nurses, doctors etc. We also believe that, this monography will be also benefit for a wider range of helping professions, as well for all those involved in the his problematics.

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Silvia Danková - Mária Zamboriová

Autorka v knize popisuje edukační programy, komunikaci a rehabilitaci sluchově postižených.

Sluchově postižení mají ve společnosti poměrně velké zastoupení, proto je nutné věnovat pozornost kvalitě jejich života. Sluchové onemocnění zasahuje nemocné v rovině somatické a psychické, jakož i sociální a emoční – to znamená, že péče o pacienty se musí odehrávat na všech těchto úrovních.

Léčba sluchově postižených vyžaduje interdisciplinární přístup. Pacientovi se musí věnovat ve vzájemné spolupráci ošetřující lékař, sestra, popřípadě odborníci jiných specializací (psycholog, logoped, pediatr, neurolog). Při léčbě, edukaci, komunikaci a rehabilitaci sluchově postiženého pacienta je velmi důležitá funkce sestry, její individuální přístup k postiženému. Významná jsou také psychologická kritéria jako dostatečná motivace pacienta, podpora od jeho rodiny.

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Mária Bačíková - Anna Janovská

The textbook "Foundations of Methodology in Pedagogical-Psychological Research" is primarily intended for students of teaching academic subjects, but it will enrich anyone who needs to familiarize themselves with research methodology focusing on psychological and pedagogical sciences. In the textbook, students become acquainted with the basic principles of conducting research, the process of research implementation, and the basic methods of quantitative or qualitative approaches. The examples used in the textbook are mostly focused on research conducted in a school environment.

By mastering the basic knowledge presented in the textbook, the reader will be able to conduct simple research in school conditions. At the same time, understanding the principles of research methodology helps with the critical evaluation of information from various sources. In preparing the textbook, we utilized our long-term experience with teaching the subject of research methodology, as well as with implementing many research projects. We believe that the simple language of the textbook and the abundance of practical examples will help students understand the basics of such complex issues as research methodology.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the students of the Faculty of Arts and Natural Sciences at P. J. Šafárik University in Košice who attended the course "Foundations of Methodology in Pedagogical-Psychological Research" in the previous academic year for their inspiration, constructive comments on previous versions of the text, and ideas (or mistakes) that we drew upon in the textbook. We also thank other students who allowed us to use examples from their final theses in the textbook. The conclusion of the work is open because, as it turns out, we do not have a common denominator for both concepts that could decide on the correctness of one or the other concept. It is precisely in this that the Socratic question remains a serious philosophical problem today.

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Lenka Hudáková a kol.

Táto príručka vznikla ako súčasť projektu zameraného na rozvoj komunikačných a psychohygienických zručností pre nepedagogických zamestnancov prvého kontaktu na Univerzite Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach (KomPas UPJŠ) pod vedením Mgr. Lenky Hudákovej, PhD., avšak je venovaná všetkým Vám zamestnancom a zamestnankyniam, ktorí sa denne vo svojej práci stretávate s náročnými, vypätými a emočne nabitými situáciami. Vychádzame z presvedčenia, že kvalitný výkon Vašej profesie je možný len vtedy, ak sa samotný zamestnanec cíti psychicky bezpečne, stabilne a kompetentne. Veríme, že táto príručka Vám môže byť cenným sprievodcom na ceste k väčšiemu pocitu istoty, pokoja a profesionálnej pohody.

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Lukáš Šutor (ed.)

The fifth volume of Doctoral Miscellanea was created as a conference proceedings, returning to the original idea of the entire project: to establish a publication space for contributions from emerging scientists.

The first two issues of Doctoral Miscellanea consisted of outputs from departmental seminars, which involved internal discussions. Compared to direct publication, it proved more beneficial for doctoral students to verify their initial research results in multiple stages and present them in diverse ways (reaching more listeners and readers). The length of the texts in the first two issues was adapted to the duration of the presentations, but this practice was slightly disrupted by the omission of seminars in previous issues. In the current issue, the scope of the studies is somewhat more uniform.

An added value of the fifth volume was the meeting of all contributors at a joint conference, the Autumn School for Doctoral Students of the Faculty of Arts at UPJŠ in Košice, which took place on October 17, 2018, and October 18, 2018, in Danišovce.

We believe that this unique experience—often the first for many—of actively presenting at a scientific event could contribute to a better final version of the submitted contributions. At the same time, it allowed doctoral students to broaden their horizons within the humanities and social sciences, at least within the scope of the currently addressed dissertation research.

Lukáš Šutor

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Jozef Bavoľár

On June 8 and 9, 2023, the 22nd edition of the Psychology of Work and Organization conference took place at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Pavel Jozef Šafárik in Košice. The conference program was divided into six blocks and one poster section and supplemented by three invited lectures.

This collection contains selected contributions from this conference, with contributions in English first, then in Slovak. The variety of contributions reflects the variety of topics in the field of work and organizational psychology, with the most represented topics being the quality of life and work load, aspects of the work of a school psychologist, factors affecting the achievement of work goals in emerging adulthood, and the presentation of new measures with possible application in the work environment.

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Margita Mesárošová - Miroslava Köverová - Radka Miháliková

The publication is a follow-up to the university textbook Progress in Educational Psychology. It is intended for both bachelor and master degree students.

It contains questions, tasks, practical exercises, case studies and topics for discussion in the field of educational psychology.

The aim of the publication is to support the active involvement of students in teaching, consolidation and deepening of their theoretical knowledge in educational psychology, as well as practicing and improving practical skills.

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Iveta Ondriová - Terézia Fertaľová

Vědecká monografie zaměřená na zdravotní sestry si klade za cíl poznat, analyzovat a zhodnotit několik souvislostí a vztahů v ošetřovatelské praxi, jejíž důležitou součástí jsou mezilidské vztahy, prosociálnost a altruismus. 
Uvádí charakteristiku postavení profese sestry ve společnosti, osobnost sestry v kontextu biopsychosociálních předpokladů pro výkon profese, profesionalitu a socializaci. Součástí knihy je i posouzení psychické zátěže sester. 
Důležitým přínosem monografie je především její srozumitelnost, logika a odborný přínos pro ošetřovatelskou praxi.

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Beata Gajdošová

It is impossible to be in contact with a person-centered approach and not be influenced by it. Carl Random Rogers was and is still perceived as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century (Cook, et al., 2009).

He was the first psychologist to be awarded twice by the American Psychological Association during his lifetime; in 1957 for his contributions to psychotherapy research and in 1973 for distinguished professional contributions. He developed his own psychotherapeutic approach, client-centered therapy, where unlike existing psychotherapeutic approaches, the healing power lies in the relationship between the client and the therapist, not in the applied method.

Rogers and his colleagues were the first to record, transcribe, and publish complete cases of therapeutic conversations and initiated systematic research in the field of psychotherapy. By using the term client instead of patient and seeking sources of change within the person, he created a non-medical model of help as part of the helping professions (Capuzzi, Gross, 2001). The self-theory created by Rogers is a theory that is included in many contemporary psychology texts (Cloninger, 2003; Feist, Feist, 2001; Ryckman, 2004).

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Slavomil Fischer -  Jiří Škoda

Třetí vydání úspěšné publikace bylo rozšířeno o aktuální společenská témata, která přinesl vývoj v posledních letech. Vyžádal si je rostoucí zájem odborné i širší veřejnosti o problematiku nežádoucích jevů. Aktualizována jsou témata sociálněpatologických jevů souvisejících s rodinou a agresivitou. Nově jsou zařazeny kapitoly týkající se nových typů závislostí (na sociálních sítích, technologiích) a zneužívání látek nezpůsobujících závislosti (vitaminy, steroidy, hormony, laxativa). Pozornost je upřena na faktory vyvolávající rozvoj těchto sociálněpatologických jevů, zejména na jejich vazbu na rodinné prostředí, a dále na možnosti jejich řešení.

Publikace bude přínosná při studiu problematiky sociálněpatologických jevů jak pro odborníky a specialisty, tak pro studenty a další případné zájemce. Mohou ji využít i pracovníci, kteří se na řešení sociálnědeviantních a patologických jevů již v praxi podílejí, a specialisté na vědeckých pracovištích. Je ale též určena vysokoškolským studentům, kteří se připravují na práci v tzv. pomáhajících profesích, tedy budoucím vychovatelům, sociálním pracovníkům, terapeutům, etopedům, speciálním pedagogům, a studentům učitelských a zdravotnických oborů. Vzhledem ke společenskému zájmu o projednávaná témata poslouží i dalším zájemcům z řad širší veřejnosti.

Michal Čerešník 

Publikácia Psychológia osobnosti je sprievodca, ktorý vás prevedie labyrintom najvýznamnejších poznatkov o ľudskej osobnosti od vzniku modernej psychológie až po súčasnosť.

Nejde len o ďalšiu učebnicu, ale o výzvu k zamysleniu sa nad základnými otázkami nášho bytia. Čo je osobnosť? Prečo sa naše Ja vynorilo z temnoty? Ako to, že si uvedomujeme samých seba?

Spoznáte najdôležitejšie teórie osobnosti a ich historický kontext. Pochopíte, prečo neexistuje jednotná teória osobnosti a aké sú limity nášho súčasného poznania. Preskúmate osobnosť z rôznych perspektív. Naučíte sa, ako si vybrať teóriu, ktorú potrebujete pre porozumenie ľuďom a ktorá najlepšie rezonuje s vaším chápaním sveta.

Publikácia vás pozýva na cestu, počas ktorej objavíte, že v psychológii osobnosti existuje na jednu otázku viacero odpovedí, pochopíte, prečo je ťažké vytvoriť superteóriu osobnosti, získate nástroje na kritické myslenie o rôznych teóriách osobnosti, naučíte sa, ako aplikovať tieto poznatky vo vašom osobnom a profesionálnom živote.

Či už ste študent alebo študentka psychológie, odborník alebo odborníčka v oblasti duševného zdravia alebo zvedavý človek, táto kniha vám poskytne solídny základ pre pochopenie komplexnosti ľudskej osobnosti.

Ponorte sa do sveta, kde neexistujú jednoduché odpovede, kde každá teória prináša nový pohľad na to, kto sme a prečo konáme tak, ako konáme. Psychológia osobnosti je pozvánkou k celoživotnému skúmaniu.

Hana Smitková a kolektív

Kniha ponúka vôbec po prvý raz na Slovensku unikátny pohľad na viaceré odborné témy v zhutnenom texte. V prehľade psychologických prístupov sú to napr. terapia zameraná na emócie, procesorientovaná terapia, biodromálny prístup a i. Prináša podklady ku konkrétnej poradenskej práci so špecifickými typmi klientely, viaceré sú spracované prvýkrát (psychologické poradenstvo v období tehotenstva, pôrodu a raného materstva; klimatická kríza ako výzva psychologického poradenstva; poradenská práca s ľuďmi, ktorí užívajú drogy a pracujúcimi v sexbiznise). Venuje sa klientele aj z hľadiska veku a ich vývinových špecifík – deťom, dospievajúcim, párovým problémom či životným stratám a smútkovému poradenstvu. Na knihe participujú výlučne autorky a autori, ktorí sa vybraným témam venujú dlhodobo z hľadiska súčasnej teórie i praxe.

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Ján Kahan - Eva Žiaková

The monograph focuses on the issue of loneliness among substance-addicted people in the context of abstinence prospects and re/lapse prevention. In the monograph these phenomena, several theories were integrated and applied in the context of the ecosystem meta-framework of social work and practical contexts. The ecosystem meta-theory serves as a meta-construct with the ability to encompass the complexity of social phenomena as well as that of human beings within the structure of their living and social environment, formal and informal networks, and close intimate relationships.

In this monograph are presented research sample consisted of 235 respondents – hospitalised addicts undergoing urgent treatment, abstaining A-club members as well as members of psychotherapy and self-help groups. The research showed that abstainers were statistically less lonely than the hospitalised respondents. Quantitative data of research are complemented by qualitative data collected in four case studies; two of them focused on two long-term abstainers from alcohol and drugs, while the other two case studies dealt with two respondents in post-hoc treatment undergoing the resocialization process. The research also showed that respondents who broke abstinence felt lonelier than their successfully abstaining counterparts.

The results were supported also by the fact that a statistically significant inversely proportional relationship was identified between the duration of abstinence and loneliness rate. Gender differences were found between the hospitalised addicts in all loneliness dimensions. Naturally, the combined research was limited in certain aspects, mainly in terms of the size and proportional distribution of the research sample and its subgroups, test battery extent, and general nature of the population studied. Triangulation among quantitative and qualitative with the theoretical starting points confirmed the existence of a relationship among loneliness, addiction, and prospect of abstinence.

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Dušan Šlosár

The monograph offers an insight into radicalization pull and push factors, influencing which is the competence of helping professionals.Radicalization is conditioned by the current social, economic, cultural and political context, i.e. the time-space in which radicalization occurs.It is this fact that directs the content of the monograph to factors that can be considered triggering and influencing factors of radicalization processes as well as radicalization itself.

The monograph systematizes knowledge about radicalization from the point of view of pull and push factors, which have been identified as factors of radicalization in professional literature, research reports and other verified sources, including Internet resources focused on radicalization and processes of radicalization, as well as available interventions to influence or prevent radicalization.The monograph mainly focuses on the analysis of pull and push factors that are related to radicalization and radicalization processes.

The monograph offers the results of research carried out through qualitative methodology.The research focused on issues related to radicalization in the research sample consisting of radicalized and non-radicalized respondents.The research focused on the investigation of pull and push factors related to radicalization, which can occur in the family, school or work environment, among peers, in the wider social environment related to the social and political climate in society and the influence of mass media.

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