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Is depression contagious? – interview with Dorota Prysak, PhD

23 February is the National Day Against Depression. It is an opportunity to broaden our knowledge regarding mental health as over 350 million people worldwide suffers from depression. Dorota Prysak, PhD—whose interests revolve around therapy, psychodrama, social inclusion of people with diverse needs, special education, social functioning of people with disabilities and nursing homes—tells us...

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Functioning of the human brain under the influence of falling in love – conversation with Beata Ecler-Nocoń, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor

Love is an important aspect of psychology, religion and philosophy. It is the most wonderful thing in the world, to be cared for and nurtured. I talk about the meaning of love with Beata Ecler-Nocoń, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor, whose research interests include: family pedagogy, relations in marriage, pedagogical conditioning of child development and parental...

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Intensification of anxiety and depression in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic – international comparison

The intensity of stress, anxiety and depression among pregnant women in seven Western countries, including Poland, was above normal during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of international analysis of mental health determinants of pregnant women were published in November 2022 in Social Science & Medicine. They are the result of research conducted...

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Anthropology and human sensitivity – interview with Magdalena Szpunar, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor

We talk with Magdalena Szpunar, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor about interpersonal relations and about what sociologists deal with.   Violetta Kulik: Is the role of a sociologist a social mission? Magdalena Szpunar, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor: I am a sociologist, an interested person, and the discipline I have been practicing for many years significantly heats...

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Winners of the first “Transform4Europe” Innovative Teaching Award announced

This year, Transform4Europe Alliance hosted its first Innovative Teaching Award for all Alliance members. The purpose of this award was to identify, acknowledge and recognize innovative teaching practices and to provide opportunities not only for sharing and exchanging best examples but also to encourage cooperation between the Higher Education Institutions of the Transform4Europe alliance. The applications...

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Deontological journalism in relation to the conflict in Ukraine – interview with Waldemar Sobera, PhD

Sensation or realism? Waldemar Sobera, PhD, whose research interests include crisis communication, political communication, public relations of public institutions, as well as internal security and crisis management, discusses the ethical problems faced by the journalists in the context of reporting events. Violetta Kulik: Journalists are a professional group that voluntarily exposes themselves to the legal...

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